Xfire Countersues Yahoo Over Video Game IM Patents
Menlo Park, Calif. -- Xfire, a developer of instant messaging and social networking tools for online games, announced that it has filed a countersuit against Yahoo, which sued Xfire claiming a former Yahoo employee now at Xfire developed products that infringe Yahoo patents. In its suit, Xfire asks the court to dismiss Yahoo's complaint, and also alleges that Yahoo's action is a ploy to shut Xfire down or gain favorable licensing terms for its in-game instant messaging technology. The company is also seeking unspecified damages from Yahoo. http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050310/sfth041_2.html http://tinyurl.com/4288l http://www.xfire.com
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