Altova Mailing List Archives>Archive Index >comp.text.xml Archive Home >Recent entries >Thread Prev - Re: Is there a patent on XML itself? >Thread Next - Re: Is there a patent on XML itself? Re: Is there a patent on XML itself?To: NULL Date: 4/6/2007 9:20:00 AM Richard Tobin wrote: > Well, you might be able to trademark the name to prevent them from > claiming that it's a version of it Which is what Sun did with Java; they enforced that against Microsoft when the MS version diverged too strongly from the spec. If you're serious about seeking legal protection, I ***STRONGLY*** recommend you pay the money to hire a lawyer to advise you. Free legal advice found on the Internet is generally not worth more than you paid for it. -- Joe Kesselman / Beware the fury of a patient man. -- John Dryden | ||||||
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