It appears that Networking company Cygnus Systems has found the best Christmas present for Google, Microsoft, and Apple. Miracles happen, and Cygnus is now suing the three companies for violating its patent (US 7,346,850) on the use of document-preview icons or thumbnails as we know them in operating systems. Matt McAndrews, representative of Cygnus, said: “They were a logical starting place for us.” He also added: “We’ve identified many other potentially infringing products that we’re investigating.”
In the suit, Cygnus Systems targets Google’s Chrome, Microsoft’s Vista and Internet Explorer 8, and Apple’s iPhone, Safari, and Mac OS X as patent infringers. The case was filed in U.S. District Court in Arizona. The company is looking for compensation and a court injunction preventing further infringement of their patent. Responses from Google, Microsoft and Apple are still expected.
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