Microsoft just announced that on April 1st, they will be launching a Patent Tracker. This patent 'tracker' will allow anyone to search through Microsoft's patents, basically like a google search through all of microsoft's patents. This is in hopes to allow other companies to not infringe upon their patents, by providing a clear, transparent search composed of all their patents.
I think this is actually quite great. I've read in other articles that the vast number of patents one company can hold, and actually what each patent is, is so large that it could be hard to know if you're using the same technology as another company in patents. The Patent Tracker will hopefully allow companies clarity and ease in developing their own patents, ensuring they are not obstructing into Microsoft's area and possibly get sued.
I wonder if other companies will follow Microsoft and make their patents transparant
http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_on_the_issues/archive/2013/03/28/enhancing-transparency-putting-microsoft-s-patents-on-the-web.aspx
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