Ban on Word Stayed by Appellate Court

In an move that is hardly shocking or unexpected, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has stayed the lower court order forbidding sales of Word that violate the custom XML patent belonging to i4i.  Microsoft's appeal is slated to be heard on September 23.  If nothing else, the steady wheels of justice give Microsoft more time to rewrite the offending code in case they lose the appeal.  More on this in Information Week.  [MG]