The Smart Tags lawsuit had some merit to it. They adopted the idea only after it was shown to them, and they refused to license it. The Eolas case was BS thoug

The Smart Tags lawsuit had some merit to it. They adopted the idea only after it was shown to them, and they refused to license it. The Eolas case was BS though. The patent was based on rewording the description of existing technology. If memory serves me correctly. Microsofts own OCX technology was prior art for the concept. Eolas claimed that by applying their concept to the web, it was novel and non-obvious.