On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 17:10, NoOp wrote: > It's going to get nasty out there folks...
> <http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7,571,169.PN.&OS=PN/7,571,169&RS=PN/7,571,169> > [Word-processing document stored in a single XML file that may be manipulated > by applications that understand XML - Assignee: Microsoft Corporation > (Redmond, WA)] That one fails both prior art and obviousness. The only reason for awarding a patent like that is complete, utter, an d absolute incompetence by the USPTO. jonathon --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
