Reducing patent risks at the edge
As the cloud expands, so cloud users’ latent patent risks grow. Digital transformation is propelling business cloud-wards at prodigious rates: by 2025, 60% of computing will be in the cloud.
Are we facing a Blockchain patent war?
Funds worth $18 billion were poured into blockchain startups in 2018. Do all these projects sound innovative? Are the investments at the risk of getting tangled in a blockchain patent war?
Microsoft expands its patent protection program to include Azure-powered IoT devices
Microsoft is expanding its Azure IP Advantage patent-protection program to cover IoT devices connected to Azure. The company also is donating 500 patents to the LOT Network that are targeted specifically at startups.
Microsoft announced its […]
Platform economy’s strong growth, based on trust
The platform economy is global in scope, spanning countries, borders, languages and currencies. Digital meeting places, you might call them – bringing buyers and sellers together across any number of verticals, from eCommerce tied to […]
Top startup news for today, Thursday, March 28, 2019
Microsoft donates 500 patents to startups to expand its Azure IP Program. Tech giant Microsoft is expanding its Azure IP Program with donation of 500 patents to LOT network and build Internet of Things with […]
Microsoft Azure doles out 500 patents to startups
Some of the other businesses involved in the LOT Network are brand superpowers, such as Amazon, Facebook, Google, Netflix, SAP, Epic Games, Ford, GM, Lyft and Uber. By allowing other businesses to access their patents, […]
Microsoft to shield startups and IoT developers from patent trolls
Microsoft Corp. today launched an initiative to provide legal protection against so-called patent trolls for startups, as well as for larger companies that use its Azure cloud platform to power “internet of things” projects.
Patent trolls, […]
Manufacturing a better future: Microsoft announces intelligent industry innovations
At Microsoft, we’re investing in helping our customers as they move to the cloud. We see an opportunity to help support companies in this changing environment by bringing our security, privacy, compliance and intellectual […]
Microsoft expands Azure IP Advantage Program with new IP benefits for Azure IoT innovators and startups
At Microsoft, we’re investing in helping our customers as they move to the cloud. We see an opportunity to help support companies in this changing environment by bringing our security, privacy, compliance and intellectual […]
Microsoft Monday: New Surface Book 2, Skype for Android bug may pick up calls, 500 patent donation
“Microsoft Monday” is a weekly column that focuses on all things Microsoft. This week, “Microsoft Monday” features news about the new Surface Book 2, 500 patents getting donated to startups, a bug on Skype […]
LOT patent transfer program announces donation of Microsoft patents to help Microsoft Azure customers
It’s been almost a year since we first announced LOT Network’s Patent Transfer Program, under which qualifying startups that are or become LOT Network members can receive three free patents from us. LOT Network is an international community of companies focused on protecting innovation. We believe that some of the most transformative technologies come out […]
Microsoft gives 500 patents to startups
Microsoft today announced a major expansion of its Azure IP Advantage program, which provides its Azure users with protection against patent trolls. This program now also provides customers who are building IoT solutions that connect to Azure […]