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GraphOn, a company that specializes in developing server-based application publishing and Web-enabling software solutions, has sued Google for patent infringement.

The complaint alleges infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,324,538 (the ‘538 patent), 6,850,940 (the ‘940 patent), 7,028,034 (the ‘034 patent) and 7,269,591 (the ‘591 patent). In English, these protect “GraphOn’s unique method of maintaining an automated and network-accessible database.” Allegedly, Google’s Base, AdWords, Blogger, Sites and YouTube have infringed on the patents.

GraphOn is suing for unspecified damages, and it’s pretty much impossible to determine at this point whether there’s some grounds in this lawsuit or is it just a smaller company trying to milk some cash out of big G. This has been the umpteenth time Google has been sued for something, and I guess they already have a strong team in place for making sure they don’t lose these lawsuits; we’ll see what happens to this one.

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Personal finance service Mint.com is revealing its new site design today, enhancing the features its added since launching in September of last year. Some of the recently added features include improved budgeting tools and the addition of investment and brokerage accounts. Along with its new site design, Mint is also highlighting its new online resources covering “critical money management issues” like reducing credit card debt, saving for retirement and paying off student loans.

So what’s so special about Mint’s new site design? It directs users more productively when they first come across the site. As many of the features Mint has added in the past year delve into various areas of personal money management, Mint needs to ensure that anyone coming to its website can easily find the tools that best fit their individual needs. This goal is reflected in the resources that Mint has included in the redesign, ensuring there’s something for everybody and broadening its appeal to potential users of nearly every age and account type demographic.

In testing the new site design, Mint boasts that the design displays double-digit growth towards the conversion of site visitors that become registered site members. Anyone seeking valued members and increased page views knows the importance of a good site design when it comes to getting users to sign up, especially when the site is a very personalized tool and has little in the way of community-driven reliance on site growth and direct organic marketing. Seeing as Mint is already a Webby award winner, improving its existing look, feel and navigation is surely a very research-supported task that looks towards its marketing effects more than just its immediate aesthetic. Check it out and let us know what you think.

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For the first time ever, Mashable readers get to pick a startup to get funded. The winning startup will receive a $50k seed investment from a real VC firm and access to an entire community to help them grow.

We are partnering with VenCorps to offer invites to the first 500 readers who register with the invite code “mashablerocks.” VenCorps is a community of entrepreneurs, investors and service providers focused on discovering, funding and growing startups. VenCorps is a project of New York venture capital firm Spencer Trask.

In VenCorps you can nominate and vote on startups between now and September 1st. During the month of September, the top 9 startups compete in a Mashable Showdown for the support of the community. The winning startup receives an investment of $50k and the right to ask for up to $5 million.

Community Manager Will Pate was with us on the entire SummerMash Tour, if you have any questions please email him at community@vencorps.com. We are excited to see which startup Mashable readers pick!

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