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===FindWhat.com===
In May 1999, GoTo.com filed a patent application titled "System and method for influencing a position on a search result list generated by a computer network search engine". The patent was granted as {{Cite patent|country=US|number=6269361}} in July 2001. A related patent has also been granted in Australia and other patent applications remain pending.
Prior to its acquisition by Yahoo!, Overture initiated infringement proceedings under this patent against FindWhat.com in January 2002 and [[Google]] in April 2002.<ref>[http://news.com/2100-1023-876861.html Overture sues Google over search patent], Stefanie Olsen and Gwendolyn Mariano, CNet news.com, April 5, 2002</ref>
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