[JXTA discuss] Question on Microsoft Patent

Sean McCandless <[email protected]> Thu, 02 Jun 2005 13:23:10 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.comp.java.jxta.general
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Microsoft was issued a patent today on XML object serialization.  Since
JXTA uses XML how are we going to deal with this?

Article on patent:
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/applications/0,39020384,39200357,00.htm

Patent document:
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?
Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=/netahtml/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6,898,604.WKU.&OS=PN/6,898,604&RS=PN/6,898,604

Thanks,
Sean