Google, Facebook sued over auto-completion technology

PUBLISHED: September 14, 2011 at 1:00 AM CDT | UPDATED: August 23, 2021 at 6:35 AM CDT

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A Texas-based firm sued Google and Facebook Wednesday, charging that the Internet giants infringed on its patent on auto-completion technology.

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Google, Facebook sued over auto-completion technology

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