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jsprogrammer on July 22, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Verizon nears deal to acquire Yahoo

What interesting patents does Yahoo! hold (or had placed in some troll vehicle)?

coverband on July 22, 2016 [–]

Not sure if comprehensive, but here's a list: https://patents.google.com/?assignee=Yahoo!+Inc.,Yahoo!+Inc....

A cursory look offers a bunch of patents related to searching, messaging, databases, information storage/retrieval, etc.

jsprogrammer on July 22, 2016 | [–]

Ah, OK. I think Google might need the "Slideout windows" [0] patent for their web-based Maps product?

[0] https://patents.google.com/patent/US7325204B2/en?assignee=Ya...

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