Xerox Sues Google, Yahoo Over Search Patents

gnosygnus writes "Xerox Corp has sued Google, Inc. and Yahoo, Inc., accusing them of infringing the document management company's patents related to Internet search. In a lawsuit filed last Friday in the US District Court in Delaware, Xerox said Google's Web-based services, such as Google Maps, YouTube and AdSense advertising software, as well as Web tools including Yahoo Shopping, infringe patents granted as far back as 2001. Xerox seeks compensation for past infringement and asked the court to halt the companies from further using the technology."

So you are saying

[Anonymous Coward]

that Google and Yahoo COPIED Xerox???

Perhaps...

[FF8Jake]

Yahoo and Google used a Xerox copier to take a copy of the technology for themselves?

Re:Perhaps...

[ak_hepcat]

... ditto ...

Re:Can someone help?

[jornak]

The ironic thing is that, if I understand correct, Google Patent Search (what I used to find these patents) would be in violation of these patents...

Re:So you are saying

[The Clockwork Troll]

Let's hope for Xerox's sake that the court of jurisdiction is Soviet.

How do I get in on this?

[castironpigeon]

Dear Google, Yahoo, and anyone else who has more money than I do. I would like some of your money. Please give me some money or I will have to sue you for it. Thank you and have a nice day.

Re:Timeframe

[Anonymous Coward]

They probably tried to actually find something using Bing and decided they wouldn't have a case.

Delaware?

[Fnord666]

They filed in Delaware? Don't they know all suits like this seem to be required to be filed in East Texas!

Re:How do I get in on this?

[spidercoz]

sue them for causing you mental anguish over the fact that they have more money than you'll ever see

Robert Frost

[ThatsNotPudding]

"Will the world end in fire or ice?"

Neither, Bobby; it's gonna be lawsuits.

Oh no. Here I go again...

[Pedrito]

Now I'm going to have to sue Xerox for violating my patent for the business process of how to make money from companies using ridiculous patent infringement lawsuits.

Re:Can someone help?

[liquidsin]

because, in order to be reminded of the quote about understanding recursion you must first be reminded of the quote about understanding recursion. and you were.

Re:See laches

[tepples]

Where I come from, some lawyers have a habit of calling for equitable defences (or defenses) on behalf of their clients.

Re:Can someone help?

[hclewk]

Did you mean recursion [google.com]?

Re:So you are saying

[K. S. Kyosuke]

that Google and Yahoo COPIED Xerox???

I find all these xerography jokes rather dry...