Patents Martin Goetz leaves behind a legacy as the first to patent software Martin Goetz dies at 93 having been the first person to patent software. Microsoft VP explains why company fights patent trolls and defends open-source ecosystem Patent trolls rely on isolated targets giving up, which is why industry heavyweights are banding together. Microsoft patent imagines Cortana as an email master on the go Cortana could one day summarize your emails for you when you can't stop to look at a screen. Latest about Patents Microsoft will make money for every Android device made through Foxconn By Sam Sabri last updated 17 April 13 Software Apps Nokia was working on a Surface-like tablet before it was cool By Seth Brodeur published 11 April 13 Nokia Nokia halts Google's VP8 codec dream with patent infringement assertions By Rich Edmonds published 25 March 13 Nokia Nokia on the offensive, wins German patent injunction against HTC By Rich Edmonds published 19 March 13 HTC Nokia loses "flagship" patent decision against HTC in Germany By Seth Brodeur published 11 March 13 HTC Judge dismisses thirteen patent claims filed against Microsoft By George Ponder last updated 8 February 13 Motorola Apple loses patent suit to Nokia, Sony By Seth Brodeur published 13 December 12 Nokia HTC and Apple settle patent dispute, reach 10-year cross-licensing deal By Rene Ritchie last updated 11 November 12 HTC Lawsuit filed against Microsoft and its Live Tiles By George Ponder published 31 October 12 Windows Phone Nokia photo sensor patent looks to take the hump out of Pureview Cameras By George Ponder published 4 September 12 Nokia 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Archives Get the Windows Central NewsletterAll the latest news, reviews, and guides for Windows and Xbox diehards.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1Is it possible to play Monster Hunter Wilds before its Xbox and PC release?2Fortnite is the biggest competitor to any new video game, says analyst3Obsidian CEO says the developer has grown under Xbox Game Studios4Satya Nadella: AI agents need a "sandboxed" guarantee to power Fortune 500 companies5Microsoft's new Edge Add-ons site could draw users away from Chrome
Microsoft will make money for every Android device made through Foxconn By Sam Sabri last updated 17 April 13
Nokia halts Google's VP8 codec dream with patent infringement assertions By Rich Edmonds published 25 March 13
Nokia on the offensive, wins German patent injunction against HTC By Rich Edmonds published 19 March 13
Judge dismisses thirteen patent claims filed against Microsoft By George Ponder last updated 8 February 13
HTC and Apple settle patent dispute, reach 10-year cross-licensing deal By Rene Ritchie last updated 11 November 12
Nokia photo sensor patent looks to take the hump out of Pureview Cameras By George Ponder published 4 September 12
