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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."

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  1. I hereby claim by cscx · · Score: 0, Troll

    I hereby claim all intellectual property to the <form></form> tags. You can find this here. I'll see your ass in court, Slashdot!

  2. Re:This will not be tolerated for long... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    These lawsuits are complete crap. After reading the patent, you can see that it was intended as a Airline travel agent system...

    SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

    Accordingly, the objects of this invention, among others are to:

    enhance the travel agent's sales ability
    create a flexible travel sales system
    increase the sales productivity and information accuracy of vacation tour packages sold by travel agents; ...

    How did PANIP ever win the initial 10 lawsuits?

  3. Why does Slashdot denounce this? by devleopard · · Score: 0, Troll

    I thought Slashdot loved the idea of litigating companies out of business. Seems like an attempt at such made for some headlines lately.

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