Online dating firms secures patent

By liam noonan on May 29, 2004 11:56 AM |

Online dating firm patents cupid's arrow | The Register

The US patent office has outdone itself this week, awarding dating company eHarmony a patent covering online matchmaking.
In patentese, US patent no. 6,735,568 describes a computer implemented method for "identifying people who are likely to have a successful relationship".

Hopefully EU legislation will thwart these type of patents being filed in Ireland

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