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Xerox Sues Google, Yahoo Over Search Patents

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the yet-apple-walks-away-free dept.

gnosygnus writes "Xerox Corp has sued Google, Inc. and Yahoo, Inc., accusing them of infringing the document management company's patents related to Internet search. In a lawsuit filed last Friday in the US District Court in Delaware, Xerox said Google's Web-based services, such as Google Maps, YouTube and AdSense advertising software, as well as Web tools including Yahoo Shopping, infringe patents granted as far back as 2001. Xerox seeks compensation for past infringement and asked the court to halt the companies from further using the technology."

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  1. So you are saying by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    that Google and Yahoo COPIED Xerox???

    1. Re:So you are saying by The+Clockwork+Troll · · Score: 4, Funny

      Let's hope for Xerox's sake that the court of jurisdiction is Soviet.

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    2. Re:So you are saying by K.+S.+Kyosuke · · Score: 2, Funny

      that Google and Yahoo COPIED Xerox???

      I find all these xerography jokes rather dry...

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  2. Perhaps... by FF8Jake · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yahoo and Google used a Xerox copier to take a copy of the technology for themselves?

    1. Re:Perhaps... by ak_hepcat · · Score: 2, Funny

      ... ditto ...

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  3. Re:Can someone help? by jornak · · Score: 5, Funny

    The ironic thing is that, if I understand correct, Google Patent Search (what I used to find these patents) would be in violation of these patents...

  4. How do I get in on this? by castironpigeon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dear Google, Yahoo, and anyone else who has more money than I do. I would like some of your money. Please give me some money or I will have to sue you for it. Thank you and have a nice day.

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    1. Re:How do I get in on this? by spidercoz · · Score: 3, Funny

      sue them for causing you mental anguish over the fact that they have more money than you'll ever see

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  5. Re:Timeframe by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    They probably tried to actually find something using Bing and decided they wouldn't have a case.

  6. Delaware? by Fnord666 · · Score: 2, Funny

    They filed in Delaware? Don't they know all suits like this seem to be required to be filed in East Texas!

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  7. Robert Frost by ThatsNotPudding · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Will the world end in fire or ice?"

    Neither, Bobby; it's gonna be lawsuits.

  8. Oh no. Here I go again... by Pedrito · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now I'm going to have to sue Xerox for violating my patent for the business process of how to make money from companies using ridiculous patent infringement lawsuits.

  9. Re:Can someone help? by liquidsin · · Score: 4, Funny

    because, in order to be reminded of the quote about understanding recursion you must first be reminded of the quote about understanding recursion. and you were.

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  10. Re:See laches by tepples · · Score: 2, Funny

    Where I come from, some lawyers have a habit of calling for equitable defences (or defenses) on behalf of their clients.

  11. Re:Can someone help? by hclewk · · Score: 4, Funny

    Did you mean recursion?