Submission + - Google Browser Toolbar Found to Infringe Patent (pcworld.com)
[Imaginary Property | Real Laws] writes: "The US Court of Appeals found that Google's browser toolbar infringes upon Hyperphrase Technologies' patent on auto-linking. While this patent might remind you of the "Smart Tags" Microsoft released back in 2001, they're legally distinct and it doesn't count as prior art. Google plans to appeal."