MG Marketing » legal: patents http://mg-mk.com/en Online Marketing Agency Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:53:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Searchmetrics wins important victory in patent infringement lawsuit http://mg-mk.com/en/searchmetrics-wins-important-victory-in-patent-infringement-lawsuit/ http://mg-mk.com/en/searchmetrics-wins-important-victory-in-patent-infringement-lawsuit/#comments Tue, 23 Jan 2018 23:04:50 +0000 admin http://mg-mk.com/en/searchmetrics-wins-important-victory-in-patent-infringement-lawsuit/ Federal judge invalidates five patents SEO platform provider Brightedge claimed in lawsuit against competitor Searchmetrics. The post Searchmetrics wins important victory in patent infringement lawsuit appeared first on Search Engine Land. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

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]]> http://mg-mk.com/en/searchmetrics-wins-important-victory-in-patent-infringement-lawsuit/feed/ 0 Searchmetrics Files “IPRs” To Invalidate BrightEdge SEO Patents In Lawsuit http://mg-mk.com/en/searchmetrics-files-%e2%80%9ciprs%e2%80%9d-to-invalidate-brightedge-seo-patents-in-lawsuit/ http://mg-mk.com/en/searchmetrics-files-%e2%80%9ciprs%e2%80%9d-to-invalidate-brightedge-seo-patents-in-lawsuit/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2014 16:20:01 +0000 admin http://mg-mk.com/en/searchmetrics-files-%e2%80%9ciprs%e2%80%9d-to-invalidate-brightedge-seo-patents-in-lawsuit/ Roughly a year ago, several BrightEdge SEO-related patents were granted. The company almost immediately turned around and sued Searchmetrics for violation of that IP. Searchmetrics has now filed what’s called an “inter partes review” (IPR) petition to essentially invalidate some…

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]]> http://mg-mk.com/en/searchmetrics-files-%e2%80%9ciprs%e2%80%9d-to-invalidate-brightedge-seo-patents-in-lawsuit/feed/ 0 BrightEdge Uses SEO Patents As “Sword,” Sues Searchmetrics http://mg-mk.com/en/brightedge-uses-seo-patents-as-%e2%80%9csword%e2%80%9d-sues-searchmetrics/ http://mg-mk.com/en/brightedge-uses-seo-patents-as-%e2%80%9csword%e2%80%9d-sues-searchmetrics/#comments Wed, 05 Mar 2014 20:48:08 +0000 admin http://mg-mk.com/en/brightedge-uses-seo-patents-as-%e2%80%9csword%e2%80%9d-sues-searchmetrics/ Oh no they didn’t: BrightEdge has sued rival Searchmetrics using multiple SEO patents, which were granted last year. The concern being expressed by some today is that this could be the beginning of a wave of litigation as BrightEdge seeks to capitalize on its newly granted IP or goes after…

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]]> http://mg-mk.com/en/brightedge-uses-seo-patents-as-%e2%80%9csword%e2%80%9d-sues-searchmetrics/feed/ 0 German Design Firm Claims Willful Patent Infringement Over Google Earth http://mg-mk.com/en/german-design-firm-claims-willful-patent-infringement-over-google-earth/ http://mg-mk.com/en/german-design-firm-claims-willful-patent-infringement-over-google-earth/#comments Wed, 26 Feb 2014 06:44:53 +0000 admin http://mg-mk.com/en/german-design-firm-claims-willful-patent-infringement-over-google-earth/ A German design firm is claiming that Google and Google Earth have infringed its patent (USRE44550 E1) and is seeking triple damages under the notion that the infringement was intentional or willful. The firm, ART+COM (“ACI”), makes the following claims: The development history of..

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]]> http://mg-mk.com/en/german-design-firm-claims-willful-patent-infringement-over-google-earth/feed/ 0 Google, Android Makers Sued By Apple “Rockstar” Consortium Over Search, AdWords http://mg-mk.com/en/google-android-makers-sued-by-apple-%e2%80%9crockstar%e2%80%9d-consortium-over-search-adwords/ http://mg-mk.com/en/google-android-makers-sued-by-apple-%e2%80%9crockstar%e2%80%9d-consortium-over-search-adwords/#comments Fri, 01 Nov 2013 15:19:54 +0000 admin http://mg-mk.com/en/google-android-makers-sued-by-apple-%e2%80%9crockstar%e2%80%9d-consortium-over-search-adwords/ Roughly two years ago Google and a consortium of companies competitively bid for the vast patent portfolio of bankrupt Canadian Company Nortel Networks. Google initiated the bidding with $900 million but ultimately was outbid by the Rockstar consortium, consisting of Microsoft, Apple, Blackberry,… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

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]]> http://mg-mk.com/en/google-android-makers-sued-by-apple-%e2%80%9crockstar%e2%80%9d-consortium-over-search-adwords/feed/ 0 Google Maps Might Be Banned In Germany Over Patent Infringement http://mg-mk.com/en/google-maps-might-be-banned-in-germany-over-patent-infringement-2/ http://mg-mk.com/en/google-maps-might-be-banned-in-germany-over-patent-infringement-2/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:21:03 +0000 admin http://mg-mk.com/en/google-maps-might-be-banned-in-germany-over-patent-infringement-2/ Google Maps may be banned in Germany as the result of a patent infringement lawsuit underway at a regional court in Germany. As FOSS Patents reports, Judge Matthias Zigann told Google today that he’s inclined to hold the company liable for infringing a Microsoft patent that describes a…

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]]> http://mg-mk.com/en/google-maps-might-be-banned-in-germany-over-patent-infringement-2/feed/ 0 Google Maps Might Be Banned In Germany Over Patent Infringement http://mg-mk.com/en/google-maps-might-be-banned-in-germany-over-patent-infringement/ http://mg-mk.com/en/google-maps-might-be-banned-in-germany-over-patent-infringement/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:21:03 +0000 admin http://mg-mk.com/en/google-maps-might-be-banned-in-germany-over-patent-infringement/ Google Maps may be banned in Germany as the result of a patent infringement lawsuit underway at a regional court in Germany. As FOSS Patents reports, Judge Matthias Zigann told Google today that he’s inclined to hold the company liable for infringing a Microsoft patent that describes a… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

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]]> http://mg-mk.com/en/google-maps-might-be-banned-in-germany-over-patent-infringement/feed/ 0 Microsoft Sued By Company That Won Patent Lawsuit Against Google In 2012 http://mg-mk.com/en/microsoft-sued-by-company-that-won-patent-lawsuit-against-google-in-2012/ http://mg-mk.com/en/microsoft-sued-by-company-that-won-patent-lawsuit-against-google-in-2012/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:04:28 +0000 admin http://mg-mk.com/en/microsoft-sued-by-company-that-won-patent-lawsuit-against-google-in-2012/ New York-based Vringo has sued Microsoft over two patents that pertain to the ranking and placement of ads in search results. The patents were originally issued in the early ’90s and owned for a long time by Lycos, which later sold them. The patents in question are 6,314,420 and 6,775,664,..

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]]> http://mg-mk.com/en/microsoft-sued-by-company-that-won-patent-lawsuit-against-google-in-2012/feed/ 0 FTC Playing Antitrust Poker With Google And Looking For A Way To Save Face http://mg-mk.com/en/ftc-playing-antitrust-poker-with-google-and-looking-for-a-way-to-save-face/ http://mg-mk.com/en/ftc-playing-antitrust-poker-with-google-and-looking-for-a-way-to-save-face/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:51:00 +0000 admin http://mg-mk.com/en/ftc-playing-antitrust-poker-with-google-and-looking-for-a-way-to-save-face/ Last week there was a report that “four out of five FTC commissioners” favored going forward with an antitrust case against Google. The Reuters article in which the claim appeared mentions but doesn’t emphasize the litany of “vertical search” complaints against Google..

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]]> http://mg-mk.com/en/ftc-playing-antitrust-poker-with-google-and-looking-for-a-way-to-save-face/feed/ 0 Google’s Patent Screed Emerges As PR Blunder http://mg-mk.com/en/google%e2%80%99s-patent-screed-emerges-as-pr-blunder/ http://mg-mk.com/en/google%e2%80%99s-patent-screed-emerges-as-pr-blunder/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:52:32 +0000 admin http://mg-mk.com/en/google%e2%80%99s-patent-screed-emerges-as-pr-blunder/ Google’s mostly ill-conceived patent screed from yesterday has opened the floodgates of discussion about Google’s (Android’s) vulnerability to third party patents owned by Microsoft, Oracle and Apple. Among the throng of comments and opinions about the episode are a few Google… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

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