Pursuits
Paul Allen, Vivendi, Gucci: Intellectual Property
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A business owned and controlled by Paul G. Allen, who co-founded Microsoft Corp., sued 11 companies including Google Inc., Apple Inc. and EBay Inc., saying they infringed patents on Web-based technology.
AOL Inc., Facebook Inc., Netflix Inc., Office Depot Inc., OfficeMax Inc., Staples Inc., Yahoo! Inc. and Google’s YouTube were also named, according to an Aug. 27 statement from Allen’s Interval Licensing LLC. The complaint was filed in federal court in Seattle.