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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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