Some interesting developments over in the world of GPS devices. The folks at the Encyclopedia Britannica have decided to sue TomTom, Magellan Navigation, and American TV and Appliance of Madison – stating that they infringed on its patents for a computerized map system.

The lawsuit was filed on May 21st in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. According to the lawsuit, the company seeks to block the defendents from further infringement of the patents and also asks the court for damages on behalf of Britannica.

How a company who made their namesake in encyclopedias is suing about computerized map systems is beyond me.

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