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Famous host, Oprah Winfrey, dragging the software patent infringement cases. Oprah's company, Harpo Productions, a breach of software copyright books online.
Is Iilionis Computer Research (ICR) Harpo Productions, claiming the software violates patents. Harpo is a patent violation of ICR in Oprah's Book Club site.
Allegations were also dragged the big companies Sony Corporation of America and Sony Electronics. Sony claimed misuse of patents through Sony Bookreader.
ICR admitted holding the patent to improve 'touch and feel' on the internet. Patents were mentioned included 'means and how to view and review quotes from a digital book for review before purchase, but the reader can not get to see the whole book before you buy'.
Quoted from theregister, Friday (9/1/2009), in this case Oprah Winfrey did not personally set as defendants. ICR claim damages for the amount that is not mentioned.
ICR is to acquire patents from a man named Scott Harris. The inventor was a lawyer who had issued from work.
Harris issued because tekait in the Google lawsuit over infringement of patents similar to that now used for suing Harpo and Sony. Yet, when it, Google is a client company where Harris worked.
In the case against Google, ICR also ultimately be the ones to sue. Google and the ICR to peace in the outer court and the lawsuit dropped.
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