Last month I blogged about the lawsuit against Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg by his former Harvard classmates. (The judge has given the plaintiffs until tomorrow to produce more evidence of a contract, noting that "Dorm room chit-chat does not make a contract.")
Today brings word that Facebook is being sued for patent infringement. (Surprise!) The short complaint is light on detail, but the claim is based on a 2002 patent for a "System for creating a community for users with common interests to interact in." Which appears to cover any social networking site.
Another data point for the case against patents? HT Peter Klein.
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