Search service of the 90s of the last century sells its patents

Lycos service appeared long before Google. It was an Internet portal with search-service capabilities, and the search for Lycos was fairly high-quality. Note that Lycos is one of the first companies to launch web indexing using the “spider” principle of collecting web pages.

Despite the fact that Lycos has long lost its leading position, the company still has a fairly large package of patents related to web technologies, which are now widely used. Recently, the company announced its intention to sell part of its patents, reports Engadget. The company's portfolio covers a wide range of web technologies, from web search to online advertising.

Now many of the technologies patented by Lycos are used in the mobile industry and IoT (Internet of Things). Lycos as a company was bought by a larger organization. Lycos is now positioning itself as a “digital media source.”