From TorStar “U.S. appeals court backs T.O. firm over Microsoft“,
“Microsoft Corp. has lost an appeal against a small Toronto company in a patent fight that cost the world’s biggest software maker $290 million (U.S.) and forced it to alter its ubiquitous MS Word program.”
i4i v. Microsoft (CAFC 2009-1504)
Since 2003, versions of Microsoft Word, a word processing and editing software, have had XML editing capabilities. In 2007, i4i filed this action against Microsoft, the developer and seller of Word.
These two commentaries on the case in The Patent Prospector were fun to read,
“As with other issues in this case, Microsoft screwed its own pooch with procedural sloppiness.”
“There was no hesitation to rub salt in that wound.”
[via The Patent Prospector]
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