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Adobe (http://www.adobe.com) announced Thursday it filed a copyright infringement suit against Macromedia (http://www.macromedia.com) over the upcoming release of Flash 5 software.
According to Adobe, Macromedia is copying Adobe's tabbed palette patent for displaying content on the screen. Adobe says that the interface is important in differentiating its products from its competitors.
"We are taking this action now, after notifying Macromedia on several occasions that its products are infringing our patent. The remedy sought is straightforward - we ask them to stop infringing our patents," said Bruce Chizen, Adobe's president. "Adobe will not be the R&D department for its competitors."
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Amid threats of a lawsuit from Adobe, Microsoft acknowledged Friday that it would remove support for saving files in PDF from Office 2007, as well as dropping its own rival format XPS from the productivity suite and Windows Vista.
The changes follow a breakdown of talks between the two technology giants after Microsoft announced last year it would include native PDF publishing with the release of Office 2007. The feature has long been a top request from customers, the company said at the time, and other office suites have the capability.