Microsoft Word patent infringement ruling [US DC] News
Microsoft Word patent infringement ruling [US DC]

i4i Limited Partnership, et al. v. Microsoft, Inc., US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, August 11, 2009 [holding that Microsoft has infringed on a patent of Canadian company i4i with portions of its Word 2007 and 2003 word-processing software and enjoining the company from selling the infringing programs].

Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on patent issues.

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