Judge Dismisses Google AdSense & AutoLink Toolbar Lawsuits
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Google at BusinessWeek covers a patent infringement case against Google over AdSense and Google Toolbar’s AutoLink feature being tossed out. The case was brought by HyperPhrase Inc. against Google. The judge dismissed the infringement claims, calling the AdSense claims “nonsense” and finding that AutoLink “performs a completely different function in a […]
Barry Schwartz on December 25, 2006 at 9:13 am | Reading time: 1 minute
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Google at BusinessWeek covers a patent infringement case against Google over AdSense and Google Toolbar’s AutoLink feature being tossed out.
The case was brought by HyperPhrase Inc. against Google. The judge dismissed the infringement claims, calling the AdSense claims “nonsense” and finding that AutoLink “performs a completely different function in a different way to achieve a different result.”
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