Microsoft sues Salesforce
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Microsoft sues Salesforce
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#2Sues on violation of 9 patents.
1. Method and system for mapping between logical data and physical data
2. System and method for providing and displaying a web page having an embedded menu
3. Method and system for stacking toolbars in a computer display
4. Automated web site creation using template driven generation of active server page applications
5. Aggregation of system settings into objects
6. Timing and velocity control for displaying graphical information
7. Timing and velocity control for displaying graphical information (later patent)
8. Method and system for identifying and obtaining computer software from a remote computer
9. System and method for controlling access to data entities in a computer network
Sounds like they're being sued for deploying an AJAX application.
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#3Sues on violation of 9 patents. 1. Method and system for mapping between logical data and physical data 2. System and method for providing and displaying a web page having an embedded menu 3. Method and system for stacking toolbars in a computer display 4. Automated web site creation using template driven generation of active server page applications 5. Aggregation of system settings into objects 6. Timing and veloci…
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#4Sues on violation of 9 patents. 1. Method and system for mapping between logical data and physical data 2. System and method for providing and displaying a web page having an embedded menu 3. Method and system for stacking toolbars in a computer display 4. Automated web site creation using template driven generation of active server page applications 5. Aggregation of system settings into objects 6. Timing and veloci…
And only the 4th time Microsoft has made a patent claim against another company, which is amazing considering the large number of patents they have.
I wouldn't be surprised if they are starting to investigate there patents applications and possible breaches more.
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#5Sues on violation of 9 patents. 1. Method and system for mapping between logical data and physical data 2. System and method for providing and displaying a web page having an embedded menu 3. Method and system for stacking toolbars in a computer display 4. Automated web site creation using template driven generation of active server page applications 5. Aggregation of system settings into objects 6. Timing and veloci…
Ouch. Sounds like they're being sued for making money.
I looked at the complaint but not the underlying patents. Seems a little generic, huh?
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#6The future of the Microsoft tax.
Re: Microsoft sues Salesforce
#7Sues on violation of 9 patents. 1. Method and system for mapping between logical data and physical data 2. System and method for providing and displaying a web page having an embedded menu 3. Method and system for stacking toolbars in a computer display 4. Automated web site creation using template driven generation of active server page applications 5. Aggregation of system settings into objects 6. Timing and veloci…
And only the 4th time Microsoft has made a patent claim against another company, which is amazing considering the large number of patents they have. I wouldn't be surprised if they are starting to investigate there patents applications and possible breaches more.
I think the claim was the 4th time Microsoft had made a patent claim against a competing company. I don't know how significant that distinction is.
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#8Is it just me or are all these patents pretty trifling? Stacking toolbars, web templates, mouse timing? Really Microsoft?
Did Marc Benioff say something mean to Horacio Gutiérrez?
Maybe they can team up with Intellectual Ventures and do some awesome lawsuits.
When you can't win in the marketplace...
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#9Sues on violation of 9 patents. 1. Method and system for mapping between logical data and physical data 2. System and method for providing and displaying a web page having an embedded menu 3. Method and system for stacking toolbars in a computer display 4. Automated web site creation using template driven generation of active server page applications 5. Aggregation of system settings into objects 6. Timing and veloci…
Ouch. Sounds like they're being sued for making money. I looked at the complaint but not the underlying patents. Seems a little generic, huh?
Sued for making money .... using common practices we've probably all violated most of, repeatedly!
Shameful act on MS's part.
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#10Sues on violation of 9 patents. 1. Method and system for mapping between logical data and physical data 2. System and method for providing and displaying a web page having an embedded menu 3. Method and system for stacking toolbars in a computer display 4. Automated web site creation using template driven generation of active server page applications 5. Aggregation of system settings into objects 6. Timing and veloci…
I've come to terms with the fact that even here on HN, many people still mistake a summary for a legal definition of the invention covered.
But I had held out hope that this wasn't the sort of place where one could condemn patents by title alone, let alone the sort of place where a false argument like that would find approval.
No point is bolstered by pretending the titles have any bearing on the legal or philosophical validity of those patents.
If you have a philosophical issue with patents in general or software patents in particular, just state that and save time.