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  • July 2008

    • Domain-Name Rule Change 'Brand Owner's Nightmare'

      BusinessWeek  |  Jul 1, 08 5:45 PM CDT

      Domain-Name Rule Change 'Brand Owner's Nightmare'

      (Newser) - The decision of an internet oversight body to allow more domain names opens the playing field to cybersquatters—who register domain names in the hopes someone else will have to purchase them later, BusinessWeek reports. No more is it a matter of simply .com or .net: Squatters may now buy up countless addresses, forcing brand names to keep a much wider-ranging eye on the web. More »

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      Internet  • domain names  • World Wide Web  • ICANN  • web domain  • infringement

  • January 2008

    • Google Fights Patent Theft Charges

      PC World  |  Jan 12, 08 8:05 PM CST

      Google Fights Patent Theft Charges

      (Newser) - Google denies allegations that it is infringing on a patent held jointly by Northeastern University and a Massachussetts company for an Internet search method, and is countersuing to invalidate the patent, PC World reports. NU and its partner claim Google is infringing a patent they were granted for a distributed database system that breaks down search queries for faster results. More »

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      Google  • search engine  • intellectual property  • patent  • infringement

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