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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Agreed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>This is not a legal opinion, but in my limited expertise, it (the patent) would be likely invalidated due to “prior art”, based on prior heartbeat. I doubt the patent holder will try to sue for these claims since an invalidation on a few claims would cast doubt on the other claims in the patent as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Z<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> framers-bounces@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces@lists.frameusers.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Harding, Dan<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 18, 2015 7:10 AM<br><b>To:</b> framers@lists.frameusers.com<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: Is the use of master pages a patent infringement?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Desktop publishing software of all makes have been using “Master Pages” far longer than since 2008. That patent would be very difficult, if not impossible, to enforce. This is a case where the patent office did not sue its due diligence in awarding the patent, IMO.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>-Dan</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> <a href="mailto:framers-bounces@lists.frameusers.com">framers-bounces@lists.frameusers.com</a> [<a href="mailto:framers-bounces@lists.frameusers.com">mailto:framers-bounces@lists.frameusers.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Klaus Daube<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 18, 2015 4:38 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:framers@lists.frameusers.com">framers@lists.frameusers.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Is the use of master pages a patent infringement?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:Consolas'>By chance I came along </span><span lang=EN><a href="http://www.google.co.in/patents/US7472343"><span style='font-family:Consolas'>US patent 7472343</span></a></span><span lang=EN style='font-family:Consolas'>, Publication date30 Dec 2008. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:Consolas'>Claim 1 reads:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:Consolas'>A computer-implemented method of generating data representing a master document for use in an automated document generation system, the master document including predetermined elements of document content selected by rules operating on input information, comprising:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:Consolas'>storing data representing a first mark-up notation or style and data representing a second mark-up notation or style different to the first mark-up notation or style;</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:Consolas'>...</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:Consolas'>Claim 18 reads:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:Consolas'>A computer-implemented method of generating a master document for use in an automated document generation system from an existing precedent for use in manual document generation, the master document including predetermined elements of document content selected by rules operating on input information, comprising:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:Consolas'>storing data representing a first mark-up style or notation of existing precedents for use in manual document generation and data representing a second mark-up style or notation of master documents for use in an automated document generation system;</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:Consolas'>...</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:Consolas'>Well, as a European I have strong problems with the US patent law anyway. But there are more strange things around, which lead to the following statement in the documentation of </span><span lang=EN><a href="http://www.citavi.com/"><span style='font-family:Consolas'>Citavi</span></a></span><span lang=EN style='font-family:Consolas'>, a pendant to </span><span lang=EN><a href="http://www.endnote.com/"><span style='font-family:Consolas'>EndNote</span></a></span><span lang=EN style='font-family:Consolas'>. I strongly assume that the patent is held by the EndNote maker (Thomson Reuters (Scientific) LLC). </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:Consolas'>«</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:Consolas'>In Citavi 3 it was possible to insert references into a document using place holders. These place holders were then converted to formatted citations in a second step. At the same time, a bibliography was created. This option worked with all programs that support rich text format (rtf), including OpenOffice Writer, LibreOffice Writer und Scrivener.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:Consolas'>Recently this <span style='color:#C06000'>place holder conversion process was protected by a patent</span>. As long as this patent is valid, we are unable to offer the option to convert place holders in the United States.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:Consolas'>What does this mean for you?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:Consolas'>• When you download and install Citavi 4 in the United States, this feature is not available.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:Consolas'>• If you download and install Citavi outside the United States, this feature is available. However, it will be deactivated if you are using Citavi in the United States based on your IP address.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:Consolas'>What implications does this have in Citavi 4?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:Consolas'>• If you use Citavi with the Add-In for Microsoft Word or with a LaTeX-Editor or if you do not use Citavi to create publications, this restriction will not affect you.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:Consolas'>• If you want to use Citavi with other word processors, you cannot do so in the United States.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:Consolas'>»</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"'>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"'>Docu + Design Daube; Schäracher 11; CH-8053 Zürich</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"'>Technical documentation & consultancy; On-line and paper</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Console"'>F: +41-44-422 86 25 E: <a href="mailto:ddd@daube.ch">ddd@daube.ch</a> W: <a href="http://www.daube.ch">www.daube.ch</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>