Xerox PARC accuses Facebook, Twitter, and Snap of infringing on several of its patents

guest · Nov 26, 2020

Xerox PARC accuses Facebook, Twitter, and Snap of infringing on several of its patents
November 26, 2020
https://www.techspot.com/news/87759-xerox-parc-accuses-facebook-twitter-snap-infringing-several.html

This week, Xerox PARC filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Central District of California against Facebook alleging it uses several of its patents across its apps and websites. Specifically, the patents are related to technology used by Facebook in core functionalities like the News Feed, notifications, groups features, automated content filters, as well as their primary driver of revenue: personalized and targeted advertisement services.

In court filings, PARC explained that it has been "at the forefront of technological innovation for over 50 years. In addition to inventing the first personal computer, PARC is responsible for many cutting-edge technologies [...]
By contrast, Facebook is seen as a "relatively young social media company" that achieved its success thanks in no small part to patents awarded to Xerox PARC over decades of research.
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Xerox also sued Twitter and Snap for infringing on mostly the same patents, but details are scarce about those specific complaints. At this point, it looks like Xerox is seeking to reach an agreement with the companies, but that could take years to materialize.
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