BT hypertext case set to open
12 April 2012
British Telecoms is set to begin an American court battle today in order to prove that it owns the technology that allows web users to move between pages.
Two years ago BT realised it held a patent, filed in 1976 and granted in the US in 1989, which it claims covers hypertext links, the cornerstone of web surfing technology.
The lawsuit was filed against one of America's oldest online access providers, Prodigy, which has nearly 4 million customers. Should the claim be successful BT expects to pursue similar cases against other US internet service providers.
