Paul Allen, a co-founder of Microsoft (but has since left), has filed lawsuits against AOL, Apple, eBay, Facebook, Netflix, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Staples, Yahoo and YouTube (owned by Google) for infringing on his patents, according to the WSJ.
The patents were filed over a decade ago, and although he never actually developed any of the technology himself, Paul owns all of the patents.
The lawsuits don't mention an amount for the damages sought.
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Knowlton Thomas
Knowlton is the Associate Editor of Techvibes.
A Vancouver-based writer and author, Knowlton has been published in national and has also appeared on television and radio. He has written two ebooks are more are in the works.
Previously, he was an editor for New Westminster weekly The Other Press and served on its board of directors.
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