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1. MultiTerm Extract 2009 Shall Support SDLXLIFF Format

SDL MultiTerm Extract 2009, as a module which shall be purchased separately in SDL Trados Studio 2009, unexpectedly does not support the bilingual document format "SDLXLIFF". For the purpose of extracting terms from bilingual documents, we have to use TTX of the old software. SDL mainly promotes the bilingual document format "SDLXLIFF" through the latest SDL Trados Studio 2009 and SDLXLIFF is not compatible to the previous version TTX. It is obvious that SDL hopes users make a transition from TTX to SDLXLIFF (just like MS Office2007). MultiTerm Extract 2009 not compatible to SDLXLIFF was hastily published with SDL Trados Studio 2009 simultaneously, which makes users who need to extract terms from bilingual documents create TTX first and then process those documents with Editor of Version 2009. The original intention of SDL to promote SDLXLIFF was contravened, which also brings a lot of inconvenience to users. We suggest MultiTerm Extract 2009 supporting SDLXLIFF as soon as possible and it is unreasonable for users to use transitional products after making the payments for upgrade every year.

In June of 2009, SDL published SDL Trados Studio 2009. To be on the safe side, we made an internal test on the trial version and did not make an update until SDL Trados Studio 2009 Sp1 (hereinafter "Version 2009") was published. For the advantages and new characteristics of Version 2009, please see the official website of SDL and this article does not make deliberation. We desire to share our experience of using the two software through the comparison of Version 2009 and Trados 2007 Sp2 (hereinafter "Version 2007") and hope it may be helpful to the further improvement of Version 2009.

On June 5, 2009, I attend a lecture jointly held by Law School and School of Intellectual Property Rights about U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The lecturer is Judge Rader (RANDALL R. RADER) from U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

The lecture is composed of three parts:
(1)  Brief introduction to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit;
(2)  The analysis on Claim Construction in Patent lawsuit;
(3)  Mutual interlocution

Author: Ni Jia [Shanghai Runhe Law Firm]

According to the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Administration of Import and Export of Technologies, the Commerce Department promulgated the amended Administrative Measures for the Registration of Technology Import and Export Contracts (hereinafter referred to as Administrative Measures) by the 3rd Order of 2009 on February 1, 2009, which will come into effect in 30 days after it is promulgated. The Administrative Measures for the Registration of Technology Import and Export Contracts (Order No.17 [2001] of the former Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation) shall be abolished simultaneously.

1.   Degree of Freedom

In most cases, free publication is a sincere present, for the software is developed by those who hope the software to be spread widely as possible as it could. They will be awarded by fame and reputation which are definitely far better than anything, except for the initiative fund of initial public offering (IPO). Sharing knowledge and creating more knowledge are the whole for Richard Stallman during his college life and into which he has been rooted.

So the concept of freedom is the kernel of Open Source. Then the degree of freedom endowed by Open Source Software Licenses will be illustrated by the following figure:

Enterprise which has got the qualification certification of Communication Information Network System Integration Enterprise and meanwhile conforms to the requirements of the software enterprise certification may apply for the software enterprise certification. After getting such certification, the enterprise may enjoy relevant preferential policies on tax.

The following are the brief introduction to the application of Certification of Communication Information Network System Integration Enterprise:

1. Taking the first-grade enterprise as example:

Author: Zhong Yi, attorney at law; Michael Ni; [Shanghai Runhe Law Firm]

The computer software, or software embedded in the information system or equipment, or computer software offered together with such technical services as the computer information system integration or application service， no matter they are domestic software or imported ones, may apply to Shanghai Software Industry Association for the registration and record-filing. (as for the definition of "domestic" and "imported", please refer to the Administrative Measures for Software Products)