MasterObjects, a software development company, added Microsoft to the list of companies it is suing for infringing on a patent for technology that displays potential completed search terms as users type into a search bar.
From PCWorld:
From PCWorld:
MasterObjects filed similar suits against Amazon and Google in March.Microsoft Next to Face Instant Search Suit
Like those complaints, this one charges Microsoft with infringing on a patent MasterObjects received last year. MasterObjects says that it notified Microsoft in May 2008 of the patent.
