Microsoft assembles hefty intellectual-property arsenal
eWeek | at | by Mike
Microsoft ended up paying out money to other companies to settle on patent issues shouldn't obscure the fact that the company has spent the past decade securing its own intellectual-property holdings. During the past two years alone, according to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's online search server, Microsoft has received about 1,000 patents, or an average of 10 a week.