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Line 72: not yet court-validated software patents that, if upheld as valid by the courts, could potentially be used to support patent claims against Linux. </blockquote>However, [[Mark Webbink]], who was Red Hat's Deputy General Counsel, said that Ravicher did not deduce the kernel to infringe any of said patents.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=September 20, 2005\|first=Mark\|last=Vernon \|title=Are potential legal liabilities holding back Linux adoption?\|url=https://www.techrepublic.com/article/are-potential-legal-liabilities-holding-back-linux-adoption/\|access-date=2021-07-15\|website=TechRepublic~~\|date=20 September 2005~~ \|language=en}}</ref> ==Techniques for opposing patents== Line 217: \|work=here be dragons \|quote=We have declined to discuss any agreement with Microsoft under the threat of unspecified patent infringements. }}</ref> as have [[Red Hat]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.zdnet.com.au/ubuntu-red-hat-reject-microsoft-patent-deal-339278741.htm \|title=Ubuntu, Red Hat reject Microsoft patent deal \|url-status=~~unfit~~dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607083033/http://www.zdnet.com.au/ubuntu-red-hat-reject-microsoft-patent-deal-339278741.htm \|archive-date=June 7, 2011 }}</ref> These have been joined by a weaker statement from [[Mandriva]]<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://corp.mandriva.com/webteam/2007/06/19/we-will-not-go-to-canossa/ \|title=We will not go to Canossa Line 248: \|date = 2007-08-12 \|access-date = 2009-12-07 }}</ref> and commentators suspect a strong connection between this company and Microsoft.<ref name="LLCsuitezdnet" /><ref name="LLCsuitegroklaw" /> In 2010, IP Innovation lost the suit.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Red Hat & Novell Beat IP Innovation and in Marshall, Texas, too \| url = http://www.groklaw.net/articlebasic.php?story=20100430223358785 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611210642/http://www.groklaw.net/articlebasic.php?story=20100430223358785 \|archive-date=11 June 2010 \|publisher=Groklaw \|date=30 April 2010 \| access-date = 5 July 2013 }}</ref> In December 2007, Microsoft granted [[Samba (software)\|the Samba project]] access to certain proprietary documents and must maintain a list of related patents for a one-time fee of 10,000 Euros.<ref>{{cite web

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