Google Patents the Design of Search Results Page 114
prostoalex writes "ZDNet is reporting that USPTO issued a patent to Google, Inc. for 'ornamental design for a graphical user interface'. This is not, as ZDNet points out, a software patent (which is usually issued as a utility patent), but a design patent, which governs the look and feel of the product and prevents others from directly copying it." Ironic, given Google's recent slip-up of copying a Yahoo page. In news on the flipside, Google has launched a patent search service (in beta).
Do no evil (Score:5, Funny)
Prior art and my previous patents (Score:5, Funny)
The entire content of the World Wide Web is in violation of my patent rights. E-mail me for the address to which you may send payments.
Assholes.
Re:Prior art and my previous patents (Score:4, Funny)
Oh yeah? Bring it on! [blankwebpage.com]
Re:Do no evil (Score:5, Funny)
-Eric
Yet another Google beta (Score:4, Funny)
A whole day of fun (Score:2, Funny)
Please, Google's actions are NOT bad here! (Score:3, Funny)
*runs for the hills*
Re:Look and feel patents, like software patents... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Prior art and my previous patents (Score:2, Funny)
Only on
Re:RTFA (Score:2, Funny)
We have a name for that:
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