Surfbook

Surfbook was an early social networking service created by Dutch programmer Joannes Jozef Everardus van der Meer in the years prior to his death in June 2004.[1] Surfbook was based on technologies whose patents were filed by Van der Meer in 1998[2] and granted in 2001 and 2002.[3] It allowed users share their information with selected people and approve posts using a "Like" button,[2] and to link to external information.[1] On February 5, 2013, holders of the patents related to this site (Rembrandt Social Media, LP) filed a lawsuit against Facebook for infringement.[2]

In June 2014 Facebook successfully defended itself against a lawsuit that claimed the social media company infringed on van der Meer's patents.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Mullin, Joe (2013-02-07). "Before Facebook there was “Surfbook”—now pay up | Ars Technica, February 7, 2013". Arstechnica.com. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  2. 1 2 3 "BBC News - Facebook sued over 'like' button, February 11, 2013". Bbc.co.uk. 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  3. ↑ Nederlandse ontwikkelaars klagen Facebook aan: NRC Handelsblad (Dutch)
  4. ↑ "Facebook Beats Surfbook in Patent-Infringement Trial". NBC News. 2014-06-13. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
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