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Company Claims Patent Over XML

Posted by Zonk on from the such-a-headache dept.

Aviran Mordo writes "News.com reports that a small software developer plans to seek royalties from companies that use XML, the latest example of patent claims embroiling the tech industry. Charlotte, N.C-based Scientigo owns two patents (No. 5,842,213 and No. 6,393,426) covering the transfer of 'data in neutral forms.' These patents, one of which was applied for in 1997, are infringed upon by the data-formatting standard XML, Scientigo executives assert."

2 of 421 comments (clear)

  1. Re:First Post! by Bake · · Score: 1, Troll

    15:29:21 PM..... ?

    The use of a 24 hour timestamp implicitly means that you do NOT use the AM or PM notion (IMO a silly notion btw...)

    Just as an FYI :-)

  2. Re:XML predates this patent filing by netfall · · Score: 0, Troll

    So what you're saying is that now Micro$oft is going to file for the XML patent once this one gets thrown out? dAMN THEM!