Google, Yahoo settle search patent dispute

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Google has filed a disclosure statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, agreeing to pay up to Yahoo $365 million worth shares to settle two disputes amongst them. The first dispute is regarding the number of shares allotted to Yahoo under a services agreement. The second dispute relates to alleged violation of patents of Overture Services, a Yahoo subsidiary, in Google's keyword advertising system.

Reports, Remedies, Information services, Yahoo! Inc., Information services industry, Dispute resolution (Law), YHOO, Google Inc., Patent infringement

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Adware advertisers catch legal fire

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Several Internet advertisers were hit with lawsuits over their use of desktop software applications serving their ads. Given the litigation, some advertisers had reconsidered their dealings with Adware makers like Claria and WhenU.com.

Prepackaged software, Software Publishers, Advertising agencies, Services information, Agencies, Systems Utilities Software Pkgs, Usage, Services, Internet/Web advertising, Internet advertising, Desktop utility, Desktop utilities

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Judge halts Utah spyware law

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Lawyers for adware maker WhenU.com won a temporary injunction in the last week of June 2004. It prevented Utah from enforcing its broadly worded anti-spyware law, the first of its kind in the nation.

Utah, Malware, WhenU.com Inc.

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