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Earthcomber Cries Patent Infringement Against Loopt

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/03/earthcomber-cries-patent-infringement-against-loopt/

by qhoxie • 18 years ago

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FakeSamAltman• 18 years ago

http://www.earthcomber.com/splash/index.html

I guess they had to hire some kid down the street to design their website so that they could afford the patent lawyer.

noonespecial• 18 years ago

Any patent that has a little squiggly blob labeled "internet" in the picture should be automatically denied.

99Frogs• 18 years ago

“a system and method for locating and notifying a user of a person, place or thing having attributes matching the user’s stated preferences.”

This is an inevitability, not an innovation. They probably have a patent on holographic GPS, or HDTV-smartphone applications too...they just can't get them to work.

chaostheory• 18 years ago

if you can't beat them in the market... ligitate and extort

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