Yahoo Stabs Facebook In The Back, Says Pay For Its Patents Or Get Sued | TechCrunch

posted on 28/02/2012 12:56 #patent wars #patents

http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/27/yahoo-stabs-facebook-in-the-back-says-pay-for-its-patents-or-get-sued/

Yahoo has held these patents defensively for years as a deterrent to trolling by other patent holders. But Facebook is a young company without a robust portfolio, and with record buzz about its IPO, now might be the perfect time to shake down the social network.