Google, Facebook Sued Because Without Some Random Patent No One ...

Courtesy Techdirt  Fri, 03/12/2010 - 20:11

Wireless Ink was a company that I remember getting some buzz back in the 2005/2006 timeframe... and then they dropped completely off my radar.

Honestly, I had thought they had gone out of business. So I was a bit surprised to see them suddenly pop back up with a patent (of course) and a lawsuit against both Google and Facebook , claiming infringement because both companies allow users to access social networking tools via a mobile phone.

Seriously. Does...


 

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