Yahoo sues Facebook for infringing 10 patents

Yahoo Inc. offices, housing its Search Marketing Group, are pictured in Burbank,
California, October 14, 2010. — Reuters pic 

SAN JOSE (California), March 13 — Yahoo Inc sued Facebook Inc yesterday over 10 patents that include methods and systems for advertising on the Web, the first major legal battle among big technology companies in social media.

The lawsuit, filed in a San Jose, California federal court, marks a major escalation of patent litigation that has already swept up the smartphone and tablet sectors and high-tech stalwarts such as Apple Inc, Microsoft Corp and Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc.

Yahoo's patent lawsuit follows Facebook's announcement of plans for an initial public offering that could value the company at about US$100 billion (RM303 billion).

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