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Google, Apple, Microsoft Sued Over File Preview

Posted by Soulskill on from the excellent-work,-patent-office dept.

ClaraBow writes with this excerpt from MacWorld: "A small Indiana company has sued tech heavyweights Microsoft, Apple, and Google, claiming that it holds the patent on a common file preview feature used by browsers and operating systems to show users small snapshots of the files before they are opened. ... Cygnus's owner and president Gregory Swartz developed the technology laid out in the patent while working on IT consulting projects, McAndrews said. The company is looking for 'a reasonable royalty' as well as a court injunction preventing further infringement, he said. ... Cygnus applied for its patent (#7346850) in 2001. It covers a 'System and method for iconic software environment management' and was granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office in March of this year."

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  1. LOL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    LOL.... yep LOL. :)

  2. Penetration Testin by markass530 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I have been waiting to post this slightly off topic comment, because of how unreal this advertisement was This whuz it Penetration Testing Expert Penetration Assessment & More. Get A Free Quote Today! Vigilar.com Seriously? Can Someone Explain This????? I know I have a dirty mind but who can make this kind of an advertisement and not see wtf??

  3. Perfect time to know what Obama's take by rolfwind · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    on Patent and Copyright Reform is going into his presidency. He seems to be smart, but otoh, the Democratic Party is major friends with hollywood/media types.

  4. WTF . . . by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    HUH?

  5. Re:Two words: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I don't use Google, Apple or Microsoft software, but here's my story:

    I dropped a brown rope this morning the size of a small black child. At one point, I wasn't sure if I was taking a shit, or it the shit was taking me. And while I'm on that point, what's the deal with taking a shit? Shouldn't it be leaving a shit? I'm certainly not taking anything with me when I'm done.

    But back on topic, Google, Apple and Microsoft suck ass

  6. Re:Two words: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I hear that, bro. I had to take a massive shit today at work. Being day after Christmas (yes, Christmas, not the holiday you ACLU fucks), and a Friday, there was basically no one in the office. Which is good, because I spent around 15 minutes in the bathroom emptying my bowels of stored up feces. When I left, the entire bathroom reeked and toilet was clogged with shit and toilet paper, despite three flushes of an industrial strength toilet (not one of those low-flow abominations, either).

  7. ob by shentino · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    In soviet russia, ass sucks you!