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Microsoft ordered to withdraw Word

August 13, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment 

An injunction against Microsoft has been granted to Canadian software company i4i (Infrastructures for Information) to prevent Microsoft from selling copies of Word that infringe i4i’s XML patent. The Guardian reports that Microsoft was ordered to pay $40m by the US District Court of Eastern Texas for wilful infringement of i4i’s XML patent, for selling copies of Word that can open .XML and .docx files containing custom XML.

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Microsoft ordered to withdraw Word