Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Reunion.com Sues Plaxo

Los Angeles-based Reunion.com has filed a lawsuit against online contact management firm Plaxo. Reunion.com said today that it is seeking damages and an injunction against Plaxo for patent infringement. In a lawsuit filed in the US District Court, Central District of California, Reunion.com said that Plaxo is infringing on its U.S. Patent No. 6,701,348, entitled "Method And System For Automatically Updating Information Within A Contact Database" Reunion.com acquired the patent when it acquired GoodContacts Research Ltd. in 2004. Reunion.com provides a web site that connects old friends, classmates, and others. Plaxo provides a web contact management service that keeps contact information up to date.

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