IPNews® - Rembrandt Social Media LP sued Facebook Inc. in Virginia claiming Facebook is infringing two of its patents with its “Like” button and other sharing technology.

Rembrandt claims that it owns two patents covering technology that allows users to create a personal webpage and pull content from third party sources without any training in computer programming.  Rembrandt claims that in addition to sharing technology, Facebook copied nearly everything about its website from its patents, including the idea of placing advertisements on personal web diaries to turn a profit.

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