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OT: Hyperlink patent litigation

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-831564.html


BT claim of linking patent heads to court
Reuters / February 7, 2002, 7:10 AM PT


It may sound far-fetched, but a U.S. federal court will hear preliminary arguments next week to determine if this most elemental of Internet activities is the business property of a lone company, protected in the form of a patent.

BT Group Plc believes it holds such a patent covering "hypertext links"--the illuminated text on a Web page that enables users to surf from page to page with the click of a mouse. On Monday, BT will go to court to try to cash in on it.

BB, this may be the source of Yahoo's sudden concerns about hypertext links in board messages.

Regards, wsh