Microsoft already has a patch for the patent problem in Word and is telling U.S. OEMs to apply it, removing the ability to strip out custom XML from files before allowing users to edit them.

But most synopses of the case seem to be omitting a key part of the ruling: the concept of "Custom XML." According to the press release from the lawyers for plaintiff i4i: ...

10 Microsoft research projects The most common versions of Word on the market now, 2003 and 2007, both allow users to create custom XML documents.

The most common versions of Word on the market now, Word 2003 and Word 2007, both allow users to create custom XML documents.

The most common versions of Word on the market now — Word 2003 and Word 2007 — both allow users to create custom XML documents. Custom XML lets people create forms or templates so that words ...

Web Parts are probably not the best known of Microsoft's .NET-based technologies, but they can make life easier for developers working to bring XML data from a variety of sources to a portal ...

The most common versions of Word on the market now, 2003 and 2007, both allow users to create custom XML documents.