[Corpora-List] Microsoft patents verb conjugations

[Alexandr Rosen]

Am I right in assuming that the patent claims apply to ANY language? English and 
Spanish are mentioned as examples in DETAILED DESCRIPTION, in a part describing 
"one embodiment" of the system, but I think there is no specific language 
mentioned in the Claims part. 

I find it hard to believe that this is not a joke... 

Alexandr

> On 07/09/06, John F. Sowa <sowa at bestweb.net> wrote:
> > If anybody has been deriving the infinitive of a verb
> > from a finite form, you may be violating a recent patent
> > application by Microsoft.  (However, I suspect that there
> > may be prior art that had been published earlier.)
> >
> > Following is the title, abstract, and URL.
> >
> > John Sowa
> > _________________________________________________________
> >
> > Source: http://tinyurl.com/e5g7y
> >
> > United States Patent Application 20060195313
> >
> > Voetberg; Eric J.; et al.  August 31, 2006
> >
> > Method and system for selecting and conjugating a verb
> 

Alexandr Rosen

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