Facebook fans are subject to patents

[Vipul Amler]

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| Microsoft Lays Claim To Patent On 'Fans'
|   from the patent-trolls-are-a-fan-of-this dept.
|   posted by Soulskill on Friday January 07, @16:38 (Facebook)
|   https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/01/07/2130218/Microsoft-Lays-Claim-To-Patent-On-Fans?from=newsletter
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theodp writes "A USPTO filing made public Thursday reveals that
[0]Microsoft is seeking a patent for something it calls 'One-Way Public
Relationships' in social networks and other online properties,
lawyer-speak for what's more commonly known as being a 'fan' of something
online. It's unclear whether it's a goof on Apple, but Microsoft
curiously used the example of [1]a U2 fan named Steve to explain its
'invention' to the USPTO. [2]Purported patent reformer Microsoft, which
has called for the US to change from a first-to-invent patent system to a
first-to-file system, filed the patent application in July 2009.
Microsoft is a partner with and investor in Facebook, which first
established its fan pages back in November 2007."

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Links:
   0. http://techflash.com/seattle/2011/01/microsoft-applies-for-patent-on-being.html
   1. http://www.businessinsider.com/the-life-and-awesomeness-of-steve-jobs-2009-6#steve-and-bono-17
   2. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2005/mar05/03-10patentreform.mspx

Astonishingly I hadn't read this,

"Purported patent reformer Microsoft, which

has called for the US to change from a first-to-invent patent system to a

first-to-file system, filed the patent application in July 2009."

Wow, so today someone discovers it, someone else files it, and the one who discovered it wont be able to use it himself!!

Why will he share his knowledge in such a case?

Vipul A.M.
+91-8149-204995

[AbdulKarim Memon]

Microsoft loves to make its fool every now and then. I remember reading an article wherin some 3rd party claimed its Copyright over the name 'Internet Explorer', to which the Microsoft replied that 'Internet Explorer' is a Generic term and it cannot be patented! .Which further implies that any one can come up with their own browser and call it the 'Internet Explorer'!!!

[Harshal Jain]

But in that case nobody will use your bowser if you are going to name it as "Internet Explorer !!" :D

On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 12:52 AM, AbdulKarim Memon <abdulka...@gmail.com> wrote:

Microsoft loves to make its fool every now and then. I remember reading an article wherin some 3rd party claimed its Copyright over the name 'Internet Explorer', to which the Microsoft replied that 'Internet Explorer' is a Generic term and it cannot be patented! .Which further implies that any one can come up with their own browser and call it the 'Internet Explorer'!!!

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