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Microsoft Word Sales Blocked by Court Injunction in Conceptual Patent Suit

By mmays on Aug 13, 2009 | In News, Big Business

Microsoft Word sales are blocked by a court ruling declaring the software violates a very broadly worded patent issued in 1998 that many would assert is invalid. Conceptual patents in the software industry are stifling innovation and becoming a lottery system. more »
Tags: conceptual patents, court rulings, microsoft, patent law, patents, software patents