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| Illustrations : Finally Facebook Sued by Yahoo...!!! |
CALIFORNIA - after claiming that Facebook violates more than 10 patents, Yahoo finally brought the case into the realm of law. Yahoo sued Facebook includes a method and system for advertising on the web, with the move then this will be the first major legal battle between tech companies in social media.
Yahoo has filed a lawsuit in federal court in San Jose, California on Monday. Yahoo patent lawsuit follows the announcement of the planned Initial Public Offering (IPO) up, which could reach a value of approximately U.S. $ 100 billion.
Yahoo's move will mark a major improvement from a recent patent case highlights the smartphone, tablet, and technology companies such as Apple Inc, Microsoft Corp and Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc..
Meanwhile, Facebook is disappointed with the actions claimed Yahoo said it is studying the lawsuit through the media. "We are disappointed with Yahoo, Facebook and business partners of companies that substantially benefit from its relationship with Facebook, has decided to take a path to legal process," said Jonathan Thaw, Facebook spokesman as reported by Yahoo News, Tuesday (13/3 / 2012).
While Yahoo has acknowledged the problems with Facebook is still not resolved, stating that they believe will win the lawsuit. "Unfortunately the problem with Facebook is still not finished and we were forced to seek redress in federal court," said Yahoo.
Late last month, Yahoo said it was seeking to patent licensing fees from other companies but apparently Facebook has agreed to establish a license agreement.
As reported some time ago, according to ZDNet, Yahoo's performance did not look too good lately, and possible solutions to overcome it is to launch a strike on Facebook. But the issue of a brilliant plan that is Facebook is one of the few companies who maintain a 'live' Yahoo.
Yahoo as one of the pioneering web company, has experienced a decline in revenue in recent years as rivals such as Facebook and Google is growing rapidly.
