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Pop-Under Ads Patented

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the thats-pretty-funny dept.

gopherdata writes "The Oregonian is running a article about a company, Exit Exchange, that claims to have invented the pop-under ad and is currently in the process of patenting it. According to the article the company hopes to collect royalties from other companies using pop-under ads. Are two lines of javascript worthy of a patent?" On the other hand, this is one stupid patent I'd love to see held up, just so that the licensing fees could discourage advertisers from attacking their potential clients.

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  1. too bad. by cygnus · · Score: 4, Funny

    unfortunately, this patent is enforcable, since it's filed underground underneath the patent office and only available once you leave the building.

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    Just raise the taxes on crack.
  2. Re:Fine with me by VistaBoy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Pants off? Figures you'd say that...that's what most of the pop-under ads are about anyways...

  3. Re:Bah. by nomadic · · Score: 5, Funny

    We're already tumbling head first down that slope, hitting our head on each rotation a la Homer Simpson. All this means is that jerk Flanders falls down with us.

  4. Re:Is it possible...? by Phexro · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Would I be able to patent the act of patenting stupid, obvious ideas?"

    No, but you might be able to get one for beating dead horses.