Microsoft said it will introduce the copies of Word 2007 and Office 2007 without the offending technology by the court-ordered deadline. Tuesday’s ruling upholds an earlier injunction against Microsoft that banned the technology giant from selling Word.
The ban was imposed by a Texas court in August after Toronto software firm i4i took Microsoft to court for stealing its patented technology for use in the software. The court had also granted US$290 million in damages to the Toronto firm.
Microsoft challenged the ruling in the US Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.
Tuesday’s ruling by a three-judge bench comes into effect from January 11 next year, banning sale of a number of versions of Microsoft’s word-processing software.
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