Law360 (October 28, 2003, 12:00 AM EST) -- Online auction company Bidway.com Inc. issued cease and desist letters to the chief executives of of AOL Time Warner Inc. and Google.com Corp. over a technology to search the internet based on zip codes, the company said in a statement.
Attorneys for Bidway Inc. claim that a plan by AOL and Google to introduce zip-code-based searches infringes upon a provisional patent owned by the company that relates to business methods of utilizing zip codes in the search for local businesses online. The company currently operates over...
Bidway In Dispute With AOL, Google Over Zip Code Search Patent
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