It’s a new week, it’s a new Google law suit.

This time, it’s GraphOn hoping to get a little publicity by suing Google for patent infringement.

Software maker GraphOn has filed suit against search giant Google, alleging that Google’s Base, AdWords, Blogger, Sites, and YouTube services violate GraphOn’s patents

GraphOn, based in Santa Cruz, Calif., acquired the patents through its acquisition of Network Engineering Software, a privately held network software company, in 2005. The suit was filed in United States District Court in the Eastern District of Texas.

Will GraphOn win? Define “win.”

According to MarketWatch, GraphOn has filed similar suits against AutoTrader.com, IAC, Match.com, Yahoo and many others. In January of this year, GraphOn ended its legal dispute with AutoTrader.com when the classifieds site signed a license agreement. Will Google follow suit or will it fight this all the way? Either way, don’t expect an outcome this decade.

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Following last week’s lackluster financial performance from both Google and Microsoft, yesterday was Yahoo’s turn to step up to the mic.

The numbers:

• Net income of $131 million
• Revenue of $1.346 billion.
• Q2 earnings of 9 cents per share, with Wall Street expecting 10 cents

The Analysts said:

Collins Stewart analyst Sandeep Aggarwal said Yahoo’s results will likely do little to either help or hinder its effort to remain independent…”It looks like a non-event,” Aggarwal said, “it was a bad quarter, but it was also expected.”

Yahoo said:

“Despite a difficult economic environment, we posted solid results in line with the ranges we indicated in April…Our diverse advertiser base and compelling value proposition for our customers were key factors behind Yahoo’s strong second-quarter performance,” [Chief Financial Officer Blake] Jorgensen said.

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Both Google (GOOG) and Microsoft (MSFT) reported quarterly earnings yesterday evening: it was not a pretty picture for either company.

First up, Google.

• Net income of $1.25 billion
• Revenue of $5.37 billion
• Q2 earnings of $4.63 with Wall Street expecting $4.74

The Analysts said:

Analysts noted that Mr. Schmidt had made reference, for the first time, to the “more challenging economic environment” in his prominent statement on Google’s earnings release. They also observed that Google had taken the unusual step of having Hal R. Varian, its chief economist, on the earnings call with investors and analysts.

Google said:

“We’re very well positioned in a slowdown especially if it gets worse,” said CEO Eric Schmidt, who added there would be “a flight to quality” if the economy tanked.

Some of the softness in Google’s advertising revenue, moreover, was self-inflicted. Jonathan Rosenberg, Google’s senior vice president for product management, said that Google had chosen to reduce is advertising coverage — the percentage of Web pages on which it displays advertising — to an all-time low.

“There is some evidence we have been a little more aggressive in decreasing coverage than we should have been,” Mr. Brin said.

Next Microsoft.

• Operating income of $5.68 billion
• Revenue of $15.84 billion
• Q4 earnings of $0.46 with Wall Street expecting $0.47

The Analysts said:

“The core business did well, but we were looking for a little bit more out of the Internet advertising business, and expenses were too high,” said Andy Miedler, an Edward Jones analyst.

Microsoft said:

Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell said during a conference call with analysts that heavy spending on the division — from data centers to employees needed to sell online ads — is likely to continue. “The Yahoo transaction would have accelerated our progress,” Liddell said, “I can’t promise you you’re going to see massive turnaround in the short term.”

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OK, I’m exaggerating the headline a little–I’m mostly jealous of those of you who’ve snagged a new iPhone–but rumors have resurfaced that Google is in fact working on a “Gphone.”

It seems that Google may have deeked us with its launch of Android–which was enough to stop the chatter about an actual Google piece of hardware. From TechCrunch…

But today Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergei Brin and CEO Eric Schmidt made nebulous statements that are leaving us wondering if Google is now thinking of building that gPhone: “The trio of Google execs also used the opportunity to talk about the inroads the company is making with its own branded mobile phone as a replacement for the iPhone.”

As Om Malik notes, this isn’t a direct quote but rather a summary of what was said by Hollywood Reporter writer Dan Cox. But a “branded mobile phone” is very different than Google’s Android project. Unless Cox got the summary wrong, the statements were significant.

TechCrunch goes on to claim a “good source” swears Google is working with a mobile phone designer and the the Gphone “is a seriously beautiful device.”

Which would you rather own? Take our poll below:

iPhone or Gphone?

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Just Bought an iPhone 3G? Sucker! Gphone is on the Way!