Google sued for patent infringement

Northeastern University and a small company called Jarg Corp. are suing Google for patent infringement.  Jarg Corp. was established by one of the Northwestern’s professors, and together they claim Google’s core search technology is based on a method patented by Jarg in 1997, a year before Google was established.  A spokesperson for Google claims, not surprisingly, that the case is without merit.

Northwestern has wanted to sue for years, but didn’t have the finances to mount a lawsuit until Texas law firm Vinson & Elkins offered to work on contingency.  Any sort of decision against Google could be costly, as analysts believe 99% of Google’s income comes from selling advertising within the search engine.

Posted by Leigh-Ann on 11/11 at 09:27 PM

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