A Patent on Counting

NetRatings has filed a lawsuit against Omniture and Coremetrics for patent infringement.

"The suits, filed in U.S. District Court in Delaware, allege both of the firms infringe on four patents relating to the collection, analysis and reporting of data concerning people's computer usage, according to the plaintiff. NetRatings claims to hold or control six patents covering work in the area, including No. 5,675,510, which relates to a "computer use meter and analyzer," and No. 5,796,952, which covers "a method and apparatus for tracking client interaction with a network resource and creating client profiles and resource database."

Yet another insane lawsuit to waste the time and money of the courts, increase costs for consumer, and help reduce the pace at which software and the internet advance. The irony is that NetRatings is also Nielson, who has proven repeatedly that counting really isn't their speciality.

Posted by Craig Danuloff at May 25, 2005 12:12 AM