XML patents

From en.swpat.org

Contents 1 Where they've been granted 2 Related pages on en.swpat.org 3 External links 3.1 Press coverage 4 References

[edit] Where they've been granted

• In New Zealand, an XML patent was granted to Microsoft in 2005 for "parsing, modifying, reading, and creating the word-processor document".^{[1] [2]}
• In the USA in 2009, Microsoft was granted an XML patent (US7,571,169) for Word-processing document stored in a single XML file that may be manipulated by applications that understand XML. This was discussed on Slashdot in August 2009.
• In Costa Rica^[3]

[edit] Related pages on en.swpat.org

• Example software patents
• i4i v. Microsoft
• Litigation and specific patents

[edit] External links

[edit] Press coverage

• http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-329645.html
• http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/08/microsoft-granted-patent-on-xml-word-processing-files.ars

[edit] References

1. ↑ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10115247
2. ↑ http://www.iponz.govt.nz/ipol-ipdocs/doc/11399/11399109_ido_6918154_6.doc
3. ↑ http://www.fsfla.org/pipermail/discusion/2009-May/001769.html