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| Sep 30, 2011 | Loopt In Process Of Receiving Broad Patent Covering Location-Based Ads | Location-based service Loopt has been allowed its first patent, and it could be a big one.
The patent, as described, seems relevant to numerous existing products, including Google’s Latitude. In layman’s terms, it describes using your locat... |
| Sep 1, 2011 | 'Patent Pledge' companies promise not to sue startups into oblivion | In response to the current state of the United States' patent system (and its parasitic twin, the industry of patent litigation), Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham has launched what he calls "The Patent Pledge," a brief, thirtee... |
| Sep 1, 2011 | The Patent Pledge: Good Idea… But Wrong Target | Paul Graham’s latest brainstorm is (as per usual) pretty thought provoking. He’s put together an idea called The Patent Pledge in which companies agree that they’ll never first assert a patent against a company with less than 25 employees. ... |
| Aug 31, 2011 | YC’s Patent Pledge Asks Tech Companies To Grant Startups Patent Immunity | Y Combinator is about to wield its rapidly-growing influence in the tech community to help startups everywhere. And it’s taking on one of the hottest (and most fear-inspiring) issues around: patents.
Today YC cofounder Paul Graham has writt... |