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Reposted from Paul Caron--Jim

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Hey, folks,

A client is asking if the navigation we've developed for them infringes on
any patents. Has anyone ever heard of a navigation scheme being patented?
Or legal issues arising from the development and use of a navigation
scheme that was similar to someone else's?

It seemed like a silly question at first (every IA team would require a
lawyer for every project then, wouldn't they?), but upon thinking about
it, I could see a situation where, for example, a complete duplication of
Yahoo's hierarchical subject structure might raise a few legal
eyebrows....

Suffice it to say that I'm not worried about it in this particular
context. But for purposes of due diligence, and 'cause it was food for
thought, I thought I'd ask the question here.

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- Paul Caron
  Senior Manager, Information Architecture
  Luminant Worldwide
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       (212)842-7329
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Hey, folks,</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">A client is asking if the navigation we've
developed for
them infringes on any patents. Has anyone ever heard of a navigation scheme
being patented?
Or legal issues arising from the development and use of a navigation scheme that
was similar
to someone else's?</font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">It seemed like a silly question at first
(every IA team
would require a lawyer for every project then, wouldn't they?), but upon
thinking about it, I
could see a situation where, for example, a complete duplication of Yahoo's
hierarchical
subject structure might raise a few legal eyebrows.... </font>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Suffice it to say that I'm not worried about
it in this
particular context. &nbsp;But for purposes of due diligence, and 'cause it was
food for
thought, I thought I'd ask the question here.</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif"><br>
___________________________________<br>
- Paul Caron</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">&nbsp; Senior Manager, Information
Architecture<br>
 &nbsp;Luminant Worldwide<br>
 &nbsp;w: (212)842-6329<br>
 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (212)842-7329<br>
 &nbsp;c: &nbsp;(646)263-5506 <br>
 &nbsp;e: &nbsp;paul.caron_at_luminant.com</font>
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