USPTO Deals Microsoft Setback in i4i Patent Case

Microsoft’s options are dwindling in a patent-infringement case brought by i4i, a small Toronto firm that sued the software giant for infringing on its patent for a custom XML editor.

Now, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a “Reexamination Certificate” validating i4i’s patent. While the move was expected, it leaves Microsoft with few paths forward to escape a $290 million penalty, though an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court is not out of the question. Datamation takes a look.


The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a formal ruling Tuesday that a tiny Canadian firm’s patent is valid, paving the way for Microsoft to appeal the $290 million patent infringement case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

That is, if the Supreme Court, which receives hundreds of requests each term, will agree to hear the case.



Read the full story at Datamation:


i4i Patent Ruled Valid – U.S. Supreme Court Next?

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