Welcome to the GoFuckYourself.com - Adult Webmaster Forum forums.

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us.

Post New Thread Reply

Register GFY Rules Calendar
Go Back   GoFuckYourself.com - Adult Webmaster Forum > >
Discuss what's fucking going on, and which programs are best and worst. One-time "program" announcements from "established" webmasters are allowed.

 
Thread Tools
Old 09-03-2009, 03:40 PM   #1
$5 submissions
I help you SUCCEED
 
$5 submissions's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: The Pearl of the Orient Seas
Posts: 32,195
WTF? Google PATENTS its search page design?

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-P...RS=PN/D599,372



Damn. Is this really necessary. Stifles competition? I can understand discouraging copycats that rip off the look and feel of the site... But aren't MANY (not all) of these elements kinda generic to begin with?
$5 submissions is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 09-03-2009, 03:48 PM   #2
u-Bob
there's no $$$ in porn
 
u-Bob's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: icq: 195./568.-230 (btw: not getting offline msgs)
Posts: 33,063
"do no evil"... yeah right...
u-Bob is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 09-03-2009, 03:51 PM   #3
Manowar
jellyfish  
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 71,528
fucking wierd

eventually they'll change it anyway when new web technology comes along
Manowar is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 09-03-2009, 05:05 PM   #4
$5 submissions
I help you SUCCEED
 
$5 submissions's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: The Pearl of the Orient Seas
Posts: 32,195
Quote:
Originally Posted by u-Bob View Post
"do no evil"... yeah right...
I'm surprised the patent application was approved. Those are kinda common design elements.
$5 submissions is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 09-03-2009, 05:11 PM   #5
art914
Confirmed User
 
art914's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: The Golden State
Posts: 337
that's what you get with gov (patent) employees

patent everything..food, life, fish,
__________________
Brands That Sell Themselves

up to $35 per sign up & up to 60% revshare

Hustler | HustlerTube | Hustlersreviews | Barely Legal
art914 is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 09-03-2009, 05:13 PM   #6
Cyber Fucker
Hmm
 
Cyber Fucker's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: On an endless road around the world for rock and roll.
Posts: 12,642
So it's wide one line form in the center, two buttons below and a bit of some text around... that's silly... what next?! the word "search" ???
__________________

Last edited by Cyber Fucker; 09-03-2009 at 05:16 PM..
Cyber Fucker is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 09-03-2009, 05:25 PM   #7
Killswitch - BANNED FOR LIFE
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Despite how basic it is, it's Google's image, and everyone knows it. They are just protecting themselves from people riding their coat tails and trying to gain trust in people by mimicking something they already have trust in.
  Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 09-03-2009, 05:28 PM   #8
alias
aliasx
 
alias's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Posts: 19,010
Simple is good.
__________________
https://porncorporation.com
alias is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 09-03-2009, 06:14 PM   #9
seeric
..........
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: ..........
Posts: 41,917
that's just smart business. i was lucky enough to go to Google, and it's a well oiled machine. everything they do is elite. they cut no corners, and i was blown away at how they just dominate shit. google is one of the best run companies in the entire world.
seeric is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 09-03-2009, 06:20 PM   #10
DaddyHalbucks
A freakin' legend!
 
DaddyHalbucks's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Posts: 18,975
Just remember: patents expire.

__________________
Boner Money
DaddyHalbucks is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 09-03-2009, 07:17 PM   #11
$5 submissions
I help you SUCCEED
 
$5 submissions's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: The Pearl of the Orient Seas
Posts: 32,195
Quote:
Originally Posted by art914 View Post
that's what you get with gov (patent) employees

patent everything..food, life, fish,
This reminds me of that Superman issue where some villain wanted to patent the English language
$5 submissions is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 09-03-2009, 07:19 PM   #12
$5 submissions
I help you SUCCEED
 
$5 submissions's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: The Pearl of the Orient Seas
Posts: 32,195
Quote:
Originally Posted by Killswitch View Post
Despite how basic it is, it's Google's image, and everyone knows it. They are just protecting themselves from people riding their coat tails and trying to gain trust in people by mimicking something they already have trust in.
There's already legal protection for that. It's called trade dress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_dress
$5 submissions is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 09-03-2009, 07:22 PM   #13
kesha1
Confirmed User
 
kesha1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: L.A.
Posts: 499
Because they CAN!!!! ;)
__________________
SEX IN PUBLIC

JOIN US TODAY
kesha1 is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Old 09-03-2009, 07:39 PM   #14
Miguel T
♦ Web Developer ♦
 
Miguel T's Avatar
 
Industry Role:
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Full-Stack Developer
Posts: 12,472
Exactly... They did this because they can.
__________________

Full Stack Webdeveloper: HTML5/CSS3, jQuery, AJAX, ElevatedX, NATS, MechBunny, Wordpress
Miguel T is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote
Post New Thread Reply
Go Back   GoFuckYourself.com - Adult Webmaster Forum > >

Bookmarks



Advertising inquiries - marketing at gfy dot com

Contact Admin - Advertise - GFY Rules - Top

©2000-, AI Media Network Inc



Powered by vBulletin
Copyright © 2000- Jelsoft Enterprises Limited.