Microsoft has patch for Custom XML injunction
Microsoft already has a patch available that strips XML technology the company is barred from using after Jan. 11 out of Word 2007 and Office 2007. The patch is necessary because Microsoft's appeal was rejected earlier this week in a patent lawsuit brought against it by Canadian developer i4i.
The court found that Microsoft had infringed i4i's patents on the Custom XML technology, and ordered it to pay almost 300 million dollars in damages and stop selling the infringing technology. The new patch targets large computer makers that factory-install Microsoft Office on new PCs before they're shipped to dealers or customers. After the patch is installed, Microsoft warns, Word will no longer read the Custom XML elements contained within DOCX, DOCM, or XML files.
