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The Impact of Indemnification: Revisiting Vendor Strategies

Published by: IDC

Published: Nov. 20, 2007 - 24 Pages


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Table of Contents

IDC Opinion

In This Study

Methodology

Executive Summary

Situation Overview

Protecting Intellectual Property ? A Primer

Looking Back

The SCO Case Revisited

Indemnification to the Rescue

Is Indemnification Enough?

IP Management Takes Center Stage

"Patent Trolls" Will Come Back

Merging Forces ? Open Source Development Labs and Free Standards Group

Table: Linux Legal Defense Fund at a Glance

Software Patents Are a Relatively Recent Phenomenon

The Number and Proportion of Software Patents Are Rising

Figure: U.S. Granted Total and Software Patents, 1991?2006

The Patent Reform Act of 2007

Fighting U.S. Patents in Court Is Difficult and Expensive

The USPTO Incentive Systems Position the Office as Advocate for Patents

The World Intellectual Property Organization Is Actively Working to Establish Better Global Standards for IP Protection

Business Methods Are Patentable

Intellectual Property Is Big Business

Why Should End Users Care About Indemnification?

Table: IP Indemnification Programs/Policies by Select Vendor

What About Insurance?

Future Outlook

Essential Guidance

Actions to Consider

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