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Re:Mint.com transforms personal finance from an onerous task... by ckinnan on Saturday May 23, 2009 @10:05AM (#623443)
"The service seems simple enough, though Patzer says there are five separate patents pending to the technology."

I wonder if this is defensive or if they plan to litigate their competitors.

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Re:Mint.com transforms personal finance from an onerous task... by gruseom on Saturday May 23, 2009 @01:34PM (#623632)
It's almost certainly defensive, probably because their investors want them to be "protectable". Startups tend not to sue their competitors.
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Re:Mint.com transforms personal finance from an onerous task... by pj on Saturday May 23, 2009 @04:56PM (#623817)
You can patent anything. Whether or not they'll hold up in court is another matter entirely.
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