PPC Patent Bid War On The Horizon
According to a couple of sources, there are some very early patents (filed in 1996 and awarded three years later)…
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SixDegrees Co-Founder On Friendster Patent
Do you sign into your MySpace account eight times a day? Perhaps Facebook has become your home away from home.…
Google Patent Apps By The Dozen
Patent applications are apparently cheaper by the dozen. This month, 12 Google filings were published, mostly involving technologies focused on…
Friendster Awarded Social Networking Patent
Being a pioneer of social networking has its drawbacks and benefits. Though Friendster's thunder was stolen by the likes of…
Nintendo Patent Could Be Awkward For Microsoft
Nintendo has been granted a patent for a videogame instant messaging system. Originally filed in 2000, this patent could lead…
Wal-Mart Tries To Patent The Smiley
Many prognosticators have foreseen a great war--a battle for world domination. These soothsayers have named Wal-Mart, Google, and Starbucks as…
Patent Office Preps Peer Review
Critics of the US Patent Office get their chance to put their expertise where their blogs are and participate in…
Microsoft Patent For TV Popups
Techdirt posted on this Microsoft patent filing for displaying notifications on your television when you change the channel or perform…
Um,Doesnt This Patent Have Prior Art?
You know the world has gotten a little nutty when a Microsoft guy complains about a patent, but when Matt…
Patent Woes Force MS Office/Access Patch
Microsoft is being required to issue patches for new installations of Office Professional Edition 2003, Office XP Professional, and Access…
