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Facebook countersuit seizes the Yahoo gauntlet and backhands the patent troll

What began as the threat of a Yahoo patent jackal coveting the Facebook lion's share soon flashed fangs as a lawsuit on March 12 , 2012, with Yahoo alleging Facebook's infringement of these 10 patents . The blatantly opportunistic timing of the…

April 3, 2012Patent Litigation6 min read

Patent Litigation

The 566 patent and Yahoo v Facebook as a whole

In order to better understand the Yahoo vs Facebook lawsuit , let us examine the patents that Yahoo is disputing. Between April 2, 1999, when the patent was filed, and Jun 14, 2005 when it was issued, the 566 patent was rejected by the USPTO four times --…

March 19, 2012Patent Litigation5 min read