Court Bans Sale of Microsoft Word
A federal appeals court has ordered Microsoft to stop selling Word. In addition, Microsoft is to pay the Canadian company i4i Inc. $290 million for patent infringement.
Michel Vulpe i4i said it is “an important step in protecting the property rights of small inventors.”
Microsoft Found Guilty of Patent Infringement
A Texas U.S. district court ruled in favor of i4i Ltd in a patent dispute against Microsoft. i4i was awarded more than $290 million in damages. Microsoft was issued an injunction preventing them from selling versions of Word.
The patent being ruled on relates to the use of XML (extensible markup language) in the [...]
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