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Microsoft sued in China for patent infringement

Wok calls kettle black

A CHINESE Internet company has sued Microsoft for patent infringement over its use of RSS* in Windows Vista.

Wang Jianbo, chairman of China E-commerce Info Tech Company, said his firm applied for a patent on RSS services in 2005 and was granted patent ZL 2005 1 0022721.3 in December 2007 from China's State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO). Wang says Microsoft adopted RSS technology in Vista without his company's authorisation.

Information on SIPO's website indicates that the patent in question covers " an XML-based RSS information interactive processing approach".

China E-commerce is based in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, and the Xi'an Intermediate People's Court reportedly has accepted the case for adjudication. China E-commerce's lawsuit asks that Microsoft either stop infringing its RSS patent or stop selling Windows Vista in China.

Microsoft reportedly filed its response in the case last Friday, denying the lawsuit's claims.

Microsoft, the Big Media music and film MAFIAAs, and many others have long complained about rampant and endemic intellectual property infringement in China, where upwards of 75 per cent of all software and entertainment media files flogged are unauthorised copies.

This little Chinese legal drama will be fun to watch and likely take quite a while to play out.

Link: China Tech News

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8 Comments

fliptopia Nov 13, 2008 1:29 PM	That could get very interesting. You get the feeling that microsoft may have a little trouble winning this one, even if they have a valid point that not too many people there are paying for it anyway.
Antraman Nov 14, 2008 2:53 AM	i can't decide who I hate more, China or Microsoft...
Mojorising Nov 14, 2008 4:23 PM	I love the title =)
NiNJAHAX Nov 16, 2008 7:25 AM	China will grow larger!
darklife41 Nov 18, 2008 1:18 PM	I'm far from a Microsoft lover but... Interesting indeed since Vista was in development long before the Chinese patent was applied for, and released as beta before the patent was granted. The Chinese complaining about patent infringement is kind of like the kettle calling the pot black. I have no sympathy for them.
Nath84 Nov 18, 2008 3:28 PM	It will be fun to watch tho
mohawk Nov 19, 2008 9:16 PM	"Grabs popcorn and drink and sits back to watch the action"
Jeruselem Nov 23, 2008 11:37 AM	The Chinese government is basically running on pirated software, so IMO Chinese copyright law is nothing but window dressing with nothing behind it.

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