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Location-Based Search Was Patented In 1999

Posted by kdawson on from the can-you-spell-champerty dept.

greenbird writes "Another patent fiasco has begun. Wired reports that a patent on location-based Internet searches was filed in 1996 and granted in 1999 (patent is here). A patent troll company name Geomas acquired the patent and has filed suit against Verizon in none other than Marshall, Texas. They claim this is the first in what will be a long line of lawsuits. Geomas has amassed a $20M war chest in venture capital to use for getting rich off of a clearly obvious idea."

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  1. Re:Obvious When? by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Have you heard of the Yellow Pages(tm) ?

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    No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism. - Winston Churchill
  2. Stupid by labtec6 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    {sarcasm}
    I'm just going to patent the process for turning a cow into meat.

    I'm going to first sue the people that process cows into yummy meat.

    Then I'm going to sue anyone that sells or eats meat.

    Then I'm going to sue California for having too many hippies that don't eat meat!

    I'll make BILLIONS!
    {/sarcasm}