Google doesn’t stop innovating their search engine, and there where others try to follow, Google is not just 1 step ahead, but 10 steps ahead. Their latest innovation, which actually may already be in place for a year or longer, can be found in the patent: “Information Retrieval Based on Historical Data.”
Google News Patent Application – Full Text
Google has filed a patent application titled: Systems and methods for improving the ranking of news articles.
Kos and Barr Sign Agreements To Resolve Patent Litigation
Kos Pharmaceuticals and Barr Pharmaceuticals have signed Co-Promotion, Licensing and Manufacturing, and Settlement and License Agreements relating to the resolution of the patent litigation involving Kos’ Niaspan products.
Google United – Google Patent Examined
Google’s newest patent application is lengthy. It is interesting in some places and enigmatic in others. Less colourful than most end user license agreements, the patent covers an enormous range of ranking analysis techniques Google wants to ensure are kept under their control.
Rambus Patent Infringement Claims Dismissed
Rambus announced that the Virginia judge in the patent infringement case against Infineon has again dismissed Rambus’s patent infringement claims.
Sun Decides To Join Open Source Patent Move
Technology giants continue to embrace the open source community by releasing a number of patents on their products.
Google Patent Reveals New ReRanking Algorithm
A recently filed Google patent reveals a possible future change in Google’s algorithm. The algorithm-chasers out there engaging in high-risk seo techniques should pay special attention.
E-Commerce Patent Blackmail – You May Be Next!
To date, the only real impediment to doing business online has been the safety of the consumer’s financial data. In March of 2002, this all changed.
Enter the U.S. Trademark and Patents Office. Over the last few years, the USTPO has shown extreme ignorance of new Internet technologies. The USPTO has approved some of the most ludicrous patents to be presented to them.
In 1997, AltaVista was granted a number of patents on search engine technologies, even though search engine technology had been in use as early as 1989.