The U.S. Appeals Court for the Federal Circuit says Microsoft can keep selling its Word desktop software as it appeals an unfavorable patent ruling, according to Associated Press. In May, a Texas district court said some versions of Microsoft’s word processing software infringe on a Canadian technology company’s patent. The dispute is over the way Word 2003 and Word 2007 let users customize document encoding. The Texas judge had ordered Microsoft to pay Toronto-based i4i LLP $290 million and stop selling infringing versions of Word by the middle of October. Microsoft has appealed the ruling and is set to present arguments on Sept. 23.
Microsoft Allowed to Sell Word During Appeal
The dispute is over the way Word 2003 and Word 2007 let users customize document encoding.
September 4, 2009