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The OSP Will Apply To Future Versions of DIS29500…

Several times over the last few months I have been asked why Microsoft has not made a stronger commitment to provide the necessary intellectual property for future versions of the DIS29500 (OpenXML) specification. Our commitment is a very strong one, … Continue reading

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Life On A Carousel…

The ODF Alliance have been very active during the process to standardize OpenXML, in the early days they did some good work highlighting parts of the specification that needed work. Of late though they seem to have given up promoting … Continue reading

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What About This Guy, Does He Have Rights To OpenXML IPR?

Last night I had the honour of sharing dinner with a couple of guys who have been very vocal throughout the current process to standardize OpenXML within ISO. They have added a lot to the debate, not always in a … Continue reading

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In 2008 It Is Good To Recycle [fake news]

One of the great mysteries during the process to standardize OpenXML is where some of the news stories come from, especially when they are clearly not substantiated by facts. As I have spent more time reading some of the blogs … Continue reading

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Baker & McKenzie Paper On OpenXML IP Rights, Reviews Broader Industry Approach

Those who were present for the second half of the event that the University Of New South Wales CyberLaw centre organized late last year to look at OpenXML technical and legal questions will remember Steve Mutkoski’s presentation comparing the language … Continue reading

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On OpenXML and IPR…

The grant of rights to the intellectual property contained in Open XML comes up in conversation from time to time, both within the national standards bodies and in forums on the web. For a while now I’ve been trying to … Continue reading

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