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Israeli Company Lands US Patent That Could Make Internet Search Giants Pay

13 points by vaksel 17y ago

jacquesm 17y ago
"The technological centerpiece of the patent, referred to as ‘www.addressing’, basically allows internet surfers to type a site’s name directly into the address bar or search box and get rerouted to a website straight away, without getting search results to choose from first. For example, if one were to type “techcrunch” in the URL field of a browser, the program would access this site right away without initiating a search query first. Furthermore, the infamous ‘I’m Feeling Lucky’ button on the Google homepage reportedly uses Netex technology that has now been successfully patented in the United States." You've got to be kidding me, they got a patent on THAT???
- Retric 17y ago
  they got a patent on THAT??? It took 10 years to get the patent so it's been rejected several times. My guess is it's become fairly specific and would be easy to sidestep if you are not already using their product.
cabalamat 17y ago
Patently absurd, like most software patents.
- ynniv 17y ago
  Bilski v. Kappos [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilski http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilski ] was recently picked for review by the Supreme Court. An affirmation of the Federal Circuit decision (rejecting the patentability of a "business method patent" for hedge fund trading) could have a sweeping impact on software patents. Those in the software patent industry (law firms, et al), as well some companies with extensive patent holdings, have filed amicus briefs against the Federal Circuit decision [ http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2009/03/bilski-v-doll-round-i-of-amicus-briefs.html?b49634b0 http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2009/03/bilski-v-doll-round-... ]. Obviously, there has been a lot of activity concerning this case: [ http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2009/08/top-patently-o-posts-from-the-past-year.html http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2009/08/top-patently-o-posts... ]
gcanyon 17y ago
This breaking news just in, Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead. But before he died, he patented dying. So all people who plan to die at some point need to pay up.

13 points by vaksel 17y ago

"The technological centerpiece of the patent, referred to as ‘www.addressing’, basically allows internet surfers to type a site’s name directly into the address bar or search box and get rerouted to a website straight away, without getting search results to choose from first. For example, if one were to type “techcrunch” in the URL field of a browser, the program would access this site right away without initiating a search query first. Furthermore, the infamous ‘I’m Feeling Lucky’ button on the Google homepage reportedly uses Netex technology that has now been successfully patented in the United States." You've got to be kidding me, they got a patent on THAT???

Retric 17y ago
they got a patent on THAT??? It took 10 years to get the patent so it's been rejected several times. My guess is it's become fairly specific and would be easy to sidestep if you are not already using their product.

cabalamat 17y ago

Patently absurd, like most software patents.

ynniv 17y ago
Bilski v. Kappos [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilski http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilski ] was recently picked for review by the Supreme Court. An affirmation of the Federal Circuit decision (rejecting the patentability of a "business method patent" for hedge fund trading) could have a sweeping impact on software patents. Those in the software patent industry (law firms, et al), as well some companies with extensive patent holdings, have filed amicus briefs against the Federal Circuit decision [ http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2009/03/bilski-v-doll-round-i-of-amicus-briefs.html?b49634b0 http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2009/03/bilski-v-doll-round-... ]. Obviously, there has been a lot of activity concerning this case: [ http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2009/08/top-patently-o-posts-from-the-past-year.html http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2009/08/top-patently-o-posts... ]

gcanyon 17y ago

This breaking news just in, Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead. But before he died, he patented dying. So all people who plan to die at some point need to pay up.