Pop Unders Patented
from the well,-that's-good-and-bad... dept
It seems that someone's filed a patent for those annoying pop-under ads and isn't even waiting for the patent to be approved. Instead, they're planning on going after anyone who's using pop unders to try to drum up some licensing revenue (thanks to a new law concerning patents that lets you go after offenders if you publish the patent). One would hope, of course, that the patent office never approves such a silly patent - but it does make you wonder if license fees might make some companies slow down their pop under onslaught.
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I wish I had thought of that
Not that I use pop unders, I hate them. However, if I held the patent on pop unders I could go after the people who do use them, I would consider it a public service to stop the practice.
I wonder if anyone has patented spam.
All seriousness aside, trying to patent pop unders this late in the game is a waste of time.
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Anyway, it was just a troll. Thanks for the support Duffman, but I'm sure it will make no difference.
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