[boost] Re: Microsoft XML serialization patent

From: Jonathan Turkanis (technews_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-02-06 17:50:35

Robert Ramey wrote:
> I just came upon an incredible thing.
>
> It seems that microsoft has filed a U.S. Patent Application for XML
> serialization.   I'm sort of dumbfounded at this.   Truth be told
> I've seen
> a lot of even more ridiculous patents but somehow this strikes closer
> to home.  I'm really at a loss to appreciate the ramifcations of this
> - if any.
>
> Robert Ramey
>
> http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=
> 1&u=/netahtml/srchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=20040261020.PGNR.

That links points to a search page.

Jonathan