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Prem: David Carrithers [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 9:32 AM
To; [email protected]
Subject: Carlson News
Loyalty Giants Face Off in Court
Netcentives lnc. and Carlson Cos. faced off Friday in U.S. District
Court in northern California to decide which company owns the patent
for distributing loyalty points online. Netcentives currently has
the rights to two patents, one of which has been described as a
business process patent covering online network reward programs that
issue points. Armed with these patents, the company has been trying
to force Carlson and l0 other players in the field to properly
license the use of the technology patent. Several companies, such as
Greenpoints.com, have already struck such a licensing agreement.
http://www.wh5.com/ncmi/c.cfm?I=3653
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