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Chocolatier Fights PanIP Uber-Commerce Patent

Posted by timothy on from the they-should-patent-fighting-patents dept.

synerr writes "In October, Slashdot reported how PanIP sued 10 companies. Since they were so successful, they have launched 50 more lawsuits. The Ft. Wayne News-Sentinel has an article about how one local small town chocolate company, DeBrand's, is planning to fight back against San Diego based PanIP LLC's claim that they hold the patent over any automated commerce done by text and graphics on a video monitor. The owner of DeBrand's has even set up a web site to organize the different e-merchants, www.youmaybenext.com."

5 of 276 comments (clear)

  1. Sigh by MacAndrew · · Score: 5, Funny

    They're giving us lawyers a bad name!

    Oh, wait...

  2. Very, very sad. by Lendrick · · Score: 5, Funny

    Check out this list.

    Seriously, how can you sue "The Little Pie Company" and still claim to have a soul?

  3. Eureka! by cyberbrian · · Score: 5, Funny
    I just need to patent the following process:

    1) Identify an obvious "technology" that is in the public commons
    2) Patent it
    3) Extort small businesses via threats of expensive litigation
    4) ...
    5) Profits

    Then I can sue PanIP ! ! !

    B.

  4. Re:YouMayBeNext.com by cetan · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now their legal bills can be dwarfed by their ISP bills after the slashdotting!

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  5. Re:Good thing I'm using an LCD! by Kaz+Riprock · · Score: 4, Funny

    it appears to me that using an LCD monitor would be completely outside the scope of the patent

    That reminds me...I have to go file a patent...I'll be right back.

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