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Google Patents Its Home Page

Posted by timothy on from the to-advance-useful-arts-and-sciences dept.

theodp writes "A week after new USPTO Director David Kappos pooh-poohed the idea that a lower patent allowance rate equals higher quality, Google was granted a patent on its Home Page. Subject to how the design patent is enforced, Google now owns the idea of having a giant search box in the middle of the page, with two big buttons underneath and several small links nearby. And you doubted Google's commitment to patent reform, didn't you?"

2 of 390 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Evil. by Kartu · · Score: 0, Troll

    Microsoft's evil anti Google PR at work!

  2. Re:Evil. -- Make it prior-art not a patent! by smoker2 · · Score: 0, Troll

    fuck off , gimp.