The war of technology patents, which was previously concentrated in the area of mobile phone makers, moved today to companies connected to the web with a new lawsuit against Facebook by Yahoo. Altogether Yahoo claims that Mark Zuckerberg's social network in 13 different patents infringe the company, involving among other things online ads, social networks and even instant messaging.
About the process, Yahoo! released the following statement, loosely translated:
"Yahoo has invested substantial resources in research and development for years, which resulted in several patents on technology that other companies have licensed. These technologies are the foundation of our business, which engages more than 700 million unique visitors monthly and represents the spirit of innovation in which Yahoo was built. Unfortunately, the problem with Facebook is still unresolved and we find ourselves forced to seek compensation in federal court. We are confident that we will triumph.
In late February, Yahoo has already said that sue Facebook if I could not reach an agreement. It seems that they went ahead with the promise that filing a lawsuit Monday in a district of San Francisco, California.
About the process, Facebook told The Next Web site that "we are disappointed with [the fact that] the effort to try Yahoo's agreement with us was limited to a few calls and we only found out about new developments [news] in the press . We will defend ourselves vigorously against these actions enigmatic. "
My advice? Grab the popcorn and soda. This novel will be long.
About the process, Yahoo! released the following statement, loosely translated:
"Yahoo has invested substantial resources in research and development for years, which resulted in several patents on technology that other companies have licensed. These technologies are the foundation of our business, which engages more than 700 million unique visitors monthly and represents the spirit of innovation in which Yahoo was built. Unfortunately, the problem with Facebook is still unresolved and we find ourselves forced to seek compensation in federal court. We are confident that we will triumph.
In late February, Yahoo has already said that sue Facebook if I could not reach an agreement. It seems that they went ahead with the promise that filing a lawsuit Monday in a district of San Francisco, California.
About the process, Facebook told The Next Web site that "we are disappointed with [the fact that] the effort to try Yahoo's agreement with us was limited to a few calls and we only found out about new developments [news] in the press . We will defend ourselves vigorously against these actions enigmatic. "
My advice? Grab the popcorn and soda. This novel will be long.
