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Big Players Take Sides in Microsoft Patent Suit By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 22, 2011 Microsoft's lawyers will have a unique experience in mid-April -- when they argue about the future of patent law to the U.S. Supreme Court in the i4i case. Tags: XML, Microsoft, i4i, patent lawsuit, Patent Reform Supremes to Hear Microsoft's i4i Appeal By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published November 29, 2010 Microsoft's appeal to the Supreme Court over a patent infringement judgment is accepted. Tags: XML, Microsoft, lawsuits, patents, i4i Microsoft Appeals Patent Verdict to Supreme Court By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 31, 2010 It's taken a year to get this far, but after a patent infringement suit went against Microsoft, the company has been gradually escalating its arguments to higher and higher courts. Will the Supreme Court take the case? Tags: XML, Microsoft, i4i, patent lawsuit, patent infringement i4i Patent Ruled Valid - U.S. Supreme Court Next? By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 28, 2010 The patent office issued an official statement that tiny i4i's custom XML patent is valid. Microsoft has until the end of next month to appeal to a higher power. Tags: XML, Microsoft, i4i, patent lawsuit, patent infringement Microsoft Strikes Out With The Patent Office By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published May 12, 2010 The software giant once again fails in its legal battle against a small Toronto company over an XML editor that it has long since removed from its word processor. Tags: Microsoft, software, lawsuits, patents, i4i Court Denies Rehearing of Microsoft's I4i Appeal By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published April 02, 2010 Microsoft's request for an 'en banc' rehearing by the appeals court regarding i4i's patent infringement verdict against the software giant is turned down. So what's next? An appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court? Tags: Microsoft, lawsuits, patents, i4i, appeals Microsoft Loses Another Patent Lawsuit By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 17, 2010 Microsoft says it will ask the judge to reconsider his ruling and the jury's hundred million dollar damages award, but in the meantime, maybe Microsoft should consider opening a legal office in East Texas. Tags: Microsoft, VirnetX, lawsuit, i4i, patent lawsuit Microsoft Dealt Another Setback in i4i Patent Case By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 12, 2010 In latest setback in patent case, appeals court reiterates that Microsoft's infringement was "willful," while both sides wait to see if the court will agree to hear Microsoft's en banc appeal. Tags: XML, Microsoft, lawsuits, i4i, patent lawsuit Microsoft Loses Office i4i XML Patent Appeal By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published December 22, 2009 Analysts say patent litigation may just be the new cost of doing business in an increasingly complex product environment. Tags: Microsoft, lawsuits, patents, i4i |