[boost] Re: Microsoft XML serialization patent

From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-02-06 17:56:05

Hmmm - I pasted in the link from my browser.

oh well, seach google for:microsoft xml serialization patent and follow link
to

United States Patent Application: 0040261020

Robert Ramey

Jonathan Turkanis wrote:
> 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
>
>
>
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