News.com story that Judy’s Book has received a patent both for the concept of Social Search and that term in particular.
Question in the comments: “I’m curious about whether you have gone after HappyHours.Com for billing themselves as “the Internet’s Only Social Search Engine” as far back as 1999.”
Hmmn…

Update: Okay, sorry–it’s a trademark not a patent…

News.com story that Judy’s Book has received a patent both for the concept of Social Search and that term in particular.
Question in the comments: “I’m curious about whether you have gone after HappyHours.Com for billing themselves as “the Internet’s Only Social Search Engine” as far back as 1999.”
Hmmn…

Update: Okay, sorry–it’s a trademark not a patent…