Does Facebook “Like” Patent Infringement?
Facebook, Inc., the world’s largest social networking site with nearly 1 billion users worldwide, has been slammed with a lawsuit claiming the site’s “Like” feature infringes on patents owned by a Dutch computer programmer. The “Like” feature allows users to link their Facebook accounts with third-party content. Needless to say, you won’t see Joannes Jozef Everardus van der Meer’s profile “liking” Facebook anytime soon.