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pbroy on 27 August 2010

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen sues Apple, Google, Facebook, AOL, eBay, Netflix, Yahoo!, Staples, OfficeMax, Office Depot, and YouTube over patents

By Laura June posted Aug 27th 2010 2:42PM
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Microsoft's co-founder Paul Allen has filed suit against nine companies over patent violations. Through his current firm, Interval Licensing LLC, Allen is suing Apple, Google, AOL, Facebook, ebay, Netflix, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Staples, Yahoo, and YouTube (which is a subsidiary of Google). The claims involve four separate patents, most of which cover integral parts of how the companies named do business. For example, one patent allows site suggestions for consumers based on things they're currently viewing, while another allows related articles to be delivered while reading news. All in all, it sounds like Allen's patents -- if they're indeed found to cover these technologies -- are seriously vast. The suit, which was filed today, does not name any specific amount of damages he is seeking. Allen, who is one of the richest people in the world with an estimated worth of over $13 billion, recently pledged to donate over half of his wealth to philanthropic causes after Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates called on the world's billionaires to do so.

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zaMy on 27 August 2010

so glad i dont live in us, you can get sued for literally doing ANYTHING down there



NiKKoM on 27 August 2010
zaMy said:

so glad i dont live in us, you can get sued for literally doing ANYTHING down there


I'm sueing you for not living in the US!



 

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Vetteman94 on 27 August 2010
NiKKoM said:
zaMy said:

so glad i dont live in us, you can get sued for literally doing ANYTHING down there


I'm sueing you for not living in the US!

And with our courts you will win



MonstaMack on 27 August 2010

Don't screw with the 37th richest person in the world... unless your one of the 36 above him.



It's just that simple.

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MARCUSDJACKSON on 27 August 2010
Vetteman94 said:
NiKKoM said:
zaMy said:

so glad i dont live in us, you can get sued for literally doing ANYTHING down there


I'm sueing you for not living in the US!

And with our courts you will win



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JaggedSac on 27 August 2010

That is a hell of a suit.



Mr.Metralha on 27 August 2010

One day, sitting down in a toilet and crap will be patented.



Attoyou on 27 August 2010
Vetteman94 said:
NiKKoM said:
zaMy said:

so glad i dont live in us, you can get sued for literally doing ANYTHING down there


I'm sueing you for not living in the US!

And with our courts you will win


sad but true.



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Mr Puggsly on 27 August 2010
Mr.Metralha said:

One day, sitting down in a toilet and crap will be patented.


Well if anyone suggest things to you similar to crapping while crapping, I think MS has a case.



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