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+-   Top Microsoft Execs Moonlighting for Patent Bully on Monday November 10 2008, @11:38PM theodp

Submitted by theodp on Monday November 10 2008, @11:38PM
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theodp writes "TechFlash reports that Microsoft bigwigs like Craig Mundie and Bill Gates have been secretly moonlighting at Intellectual Ventures (IV), the "patent extortion fund" run by Bill's pal Nathan Myhrvold. A Microsoft spokesman confirmed its technologists have been sitting in on IV-sponsored "innovation sessions," where their pearls of wisdom were captured and turned into patent applications for Searete, an IV shadow corporate entity. And if all goes well, Searete will soon enjoy exclusive rights to the fruit of the brainstorming, which includes processes ranging from determining and rewarding "influencers" to treating malaria, HIV, TB, hepatitis, smallpox, and cancer. And you doubted Microsoft's commitment to patent reform!"
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