Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 26th Dec 2008 20:00 UTC
Large multinational software companies like Apple, Microsoft, and Google, rarely - if ever - initiate patent infringement lawsuits against other software companies, probably because they themselves infringe on lots of patents too. However, they do get sued themselves by smaller companies. Even though the Christian part of the world is all about forgiveness and love and pink ponies during the holidays (or, at least, they ought to be), Apple, Google, and Microsoft have been struck by a patent infringement lawsuit started by Cygnus Systems.
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2008-12-28
"1 1/2 years": There are differences between countries, and there are differences in the field of the patent. In the field of this patent would be extremely unlikely to even get the first response within 6 months.
"Continuation": You see this on the front page of the patent. You cannot see this information on the link you used "patentstorm" without subscribing and then seeing the printed patent. You will, however, be able to see it e.g. on the US Patent and Trademark Office web site: www.uspto.gov, or here: http://ipwatchdog.com/patents/US_7346850.pdf.
Look about halfway down on col 1 on the front page: Related US Application data.