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ckinnan
on May 23, 2009
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Mint.com transforms personal finance from an onero...
"The service seems simple enough, though Patzer says there are five separate patents pending to the technology."
I wonder if this is defensive or if they plan to litigate their competitors.
gruseom
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It's almost certainly defensive, probably because their investors want them to be "protectable". Startups tend not to sue their competitors.
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You can patent anything. Whether or not they'll hold up in court is another matter entirely.
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I wonder if this is defensive or if they plan to litigate their competitors.