Yahoo is pressuring Facebook to pay licensing fees on several patents covering a variety of website functions like advertising, website personalization, social networking and messaging. Yahoo has a responsibility to its shareholders, employees and other stakeholders to protect its intellectual property, Yahoo spokesperson Micheline Tang said. “Recognizing that, other major Web and technology companies have already licensed some of these technologies,” Tang continued.
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Yahoo Stares Down Facebook Over Website Patents
Posted by: Richard Adhikari February 28, 2012 12:12 PMYahoo is pressuring Facebook to pay licensing fees on several patents covering a variety of website functions like advertising, website personalization, social networking and messaging. Yahoo has a responsibility to its shareholders, employees and other stakeholders to protect its intellectual property, Yahoo spokesperson Micheline Tang said. “Recognizing that, other major Web and technology companies have already licensed some of these technologies,” Tang continued.