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Intellectual Property

Sep. 18, 2012

Eolas, UC file patent lawsuits against Facebook, Disney

The University of California and Eolas Technologies Inc. filed patent lawsuits against Facebook Inc., Walt Disney Company and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. last week.

By Hadley Robinson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The University of California and Eolas Technologies Inc. filed lawsuits against Facebook Inc., Walt Disney Company and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. last week, claiming the companies infringed four patents that relate to an Internet browser's ability to embed video and multimedia applications. These lawsuits, filed in the Eastern District of Texas, include two patents that a jury determined invalid in February in similar lawsuits filed ag...

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