RR Donnelley Wins US Patent for System, Method fro Rendering Data

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company

today announced that it has been granted U.S. Patent 8,468,442, entitled "System and Method for Rendering Data," on June 18, 2013. The patent is a continuation of U.S. Patent 7,917,841, and relates to a method of parsing and viewing information associated with business and/or financial data. The patent extends a portfolio of patents obtained by RR Donnelley in the acquisition of EDGAR Online. The patent protects methods used in RR Donnelley's disclosure management software, RRD ActiveDisclosure^sm, which provides users greater efficiency in finance and investor relations, while offering a better path to create and manage disclosure reports. The RRD ActiveDisclosure solution offers filers greater control over the disclosure process, reducing time spent on document creation through the use of automated tools and integration with existing Microsoft Office productivity suite. The solution also gives filers access to a financial reporting expert at every step of the process, providing users confidence that eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) tags are accurate.