[boost] Re: Microsoft XML serialization patent

From: Jonathan Turkanis (technews_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-02-06 18:19:46

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
>

Maybe this link is better:

http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1=20040261020&OS=20040261020&RS=20040261020

Jonathan