M$ files patent on XML

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M$ files patent on XML

#1 Post by Yoghurt »

Let's hope we will never store formatting attributes in our XMLs:

http://www.linuxworld.com/story/40020.htm

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#2 Post by Zanzibar »

That is totally bogus, and microsoft should know it. If whoever handles the patents half-way knows his stuff, then it'll get thrown out. Just because you file for a patent doesn't mean it has to be granted. :D

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#3 Post by Yoghurt »

Yes, but we have to remember that the EPA (as well as the USPO) has granted patents on
  • Progress-bars
  • Overlaying two images using XOR
  • Archiving of e-mail (because of storing the date the message was created)
  • and my favourite: the if-statement ;)
  • and many more...

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#4 Post by leiavoia »

I like the fact they are trying to patent something that sounds exactly like OpenOffice - XML formatted word processor documents. Maybe they are getting scared.

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Re: M$ files patent on XML

#5 Post by a_claudiu »

Yoghurt wrote:Let's hope we will never store formatting attributes in our XMLs:

http://www.linuxworld.com/story/40020.htm
Only if you want to store the information in the Word xml document format.

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#6 Post by Yoghurt »

a_claudiu wrote:Only if you want to store the information in the Word xml document format.
Nope. If the patent would be granted (which I fear is possible) any XML document format used by Word-Processors would be property of MS, Including OpenOffice.org's

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Re: M$ files patent on XML

#7 Post by a_claudiu »

Yoghurt wrote:
a_claudiu wrote:Only if you want to store the information in the Word xml document format.
Nope. If the patent would be granted (which I fear is possible) any XML document format used by Word-Processors would be property of MS, Including OpenOffice.org's
Acording to my knoledge of stupid american patent laws the patent will be granted anyway even if it's valid or not, is more a matter of registration fees.
If it's valid or not this is another story. The patents are not valid if it is proven that at that time that technology or idea is already used. If not I can have a fun ideea of patenting the Newton law, the ligth bulb, the hammer or ...

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#8 Post by Zanzibar »

Too late... light bulb's already patented to Thomas Edison.

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#9 Post by Tyreth »

Zanzibar wrote:Too late... light bulb's already patented to Thomas Edison.
He said the Ligth Bulb, it's a completely different thing :wink:

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#10 Post by Yoghurt »

Tyreth, talking about stupid patent laws, what was the name of the guy again that patented the wheel in australia? ;)

(No offence)

Maybe we should patent the idea of a 4X-Space-exploration game

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#11 Post by Tyreth »

I'd never heard that, but sure enough, google (great repository of all knowledge) showed the answer:
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_341943.html

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#12 Post by skdiw »

some guy patented cherry flavored condoms. Another guy patented purple-red visor for blind ppl over 40.
:mrgreen:

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#13 Post by jbarcz1 »

Hmmm, according to the link the patent was filed in the European Union and New Zealand, but not the US
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#14 Post by Moonsword »

I just started reading this thread. I was wondering when someone was going to point out that this wasn't under American jurisdiction.
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#15 Post by Yoghurt »

Moonsword wrote:I just started reading this thread. I was wondering when someone was going to point out that this wasn't under American jurisdiction.
I want to point out that this wan't under American jurisdiction.

SCNR ;)

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