Family claims Facebook stole ‘like’ button

The family of a dead Dutch programmer is taking Facebook to court, claiming the social network giant has stolen its famous ‘like’ button.

Facebook is also being sued over its timeline feature by a Dutch company representing deceased programmer Joannes Jozef Everardus Van Der Meer.

It is claimed Mr Van Der Meer invented and patented the concepts first and Facebook has used these patents without his permission.