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DealOn Sued Over Group Buying Technology

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DealOn , the developer of white label group buying software which was acquired by Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , has just been sued over patent infringement by group buying site Tippr. another group buying site, over patents held by Kashless. According to a court filing, KashLess, Inc.,

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LinkedIn's Classmates Tempts Trademark Battle

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The name of the firm's new feature goes head to head with a trove of trademarks owned by Classmates Online , the subsidiary of Woodland Hills-based United Online. LinkedIn's new service helps connect its users with fellow college alumni. A cursory search of the U.S.

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Interview with Steve Pelletier, FatTail

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Late last year, we had the chance to talk with Velocity Interactive's Ross Levinsohn about their investment in Woodland Hills-based FatTail (www.fattail.com). We've created a patent pending technology called Autobuild. That's what we've done, and what we're calling PageGage. Steve Pelletier: There are two or three major points.