A US judge told Microsoft yesterday that it is forbidden to sell Microsoft Word in the USA because it breaches an existing patent.
* Injunction would bar sales of 2003, 2007 Word versions
* Takes effect in 60 days
* Microsoft says will appeal, impact seen minimal
* Shares closed up 2 pct; flat in after-hours trade (Recasts, adds detail)
Judge Leonard Davis issued a permanent injunction against Microsoft forbidding it from selling Word 2003 and Word 2007 in the US.
The award was made after a Canadian company called Infrastructures for Information (i4i) claimed that Microsoft had breached its patent, US patent number 5,787,449. The firm was also awarded $240 million in damages.
Microsoft has said it will appeal against the decision, awarded by Judge Leonard Davis in the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division.
