Microsoft has a patent that’s more specific, in that it offers a way for computing devices to grab data from a marked up XML document without the need for word processing software.

First, according to this post, Custom XML is a Word-only thing. It's not part of Excel, PowerPoint or any other Office app. Post author Stephane Rodriguez links to a couple of Microsoft-provided ...

A recently granted patent, however, reveals that the entire effort took place while Microsoft had a patent pending that covers nearly any use of XML for storing word processing documents.

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.

In an ongoing dispute over the use of XML in Word, Microsoft called the claim by Canadian developer i4i that it plotted to drive the company out of business "distorted," and "a breathless tale ...

Version 1.0 of the add-in was released in May 2008 for Microsoft Office Word 2007, Word 2003, and Word XP. Since the project is open source, the Open XML to DAISY XML Translator source code is ...

The Open XML Translator allows Microsoft Word documents based on Open XML to be translated into ODF and vice versa, Matusow said. Once downloaded, it can be used as a plug-in for Microsoft Office ...

A US federal court has ordered Microsoft to pay over $290m (£175m) for wilfully infringing on a patent by Canadian firm i4i. The patent relates to the use of XML, a mark-up language that allows ...

Microsoft’s reply was the latest round in a patent infringement case that started two years ago when i4i accused the software maker of using its technology in Microsoft’s popular Word software.