Microsoft Allowed to Continue Selling Word during Upcoming Appeal
In a short-term victory for the Microsoft Corporation, the U.S. Appeals Court for the Federal Circuit has granted Microsoft permission to continue selling its popular Microsoft Word brand Word Processing Software while Microsoft appeals a patent ruling.
The case that Microsoft is appealing, first heard in a Texas district court, finds that certain versions of Microsoft Word infringe on a Canadian company’s software patent. Of primary concern is the way Microsoft Word 2003 and 2007 allow users to adjust document coding customization. The Texas judge ordered $290 million in damages and ruled that Microsoft should cease selling certain versions of Word by October, 2009.
Microsoft’s appeal will be heard on September 23rd, 2009. However, the case is expected to be in litigation for quite a while, so the decision to allow Microsoft continued selling of Word 2003 and 2007 is a key victory for Microsoft as this case waits in legal limbo until opening arguments later in the month.
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