Northeastern sues Google over search patent

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Northeastern sues Google over search patent

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Search giant faces a federal patent infringement lawsuit by Northeastern University over technology used in its core Web search system.

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Yeah right
by t8 November 11, 2007 4:35 PM PST: <quote>"The plaintiffs are looking to be paid for their intellectual property, not put Google out of business."</quote>

So if the plaintiff gets 50 billion, then Google will still remain in business given that they have much more than that.

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Another thing.
by Techno mixer November 11, 2007 5:19 PM PST: Why not just sell the paten to google in the first place. They patented a year before google was made. To me it just sounds like a case of a couple of scientist that want some money.; Like this Reply to this comment

search for
by gggg sssss November 12, 2007 8:14 AM PST: lawyers at the bottom of teh sea; Like this Reply to this comment

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