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USPTO To Reexamine Eolas, SBC Patents

Posted by timothy on from the they-did-it-for-sideways-swinging dept.

theodp writes "The USPTO Director has ordered reexaminations of the infamous Eolas Distributed Hypermedia Method (discussed earlier(1) on Slashdot) and SBC Structured Document Browser (discussed earlier(2) on Slashdot) patents. Maybe this will inspire Tim O'Reilly to get that killer piece of 1-Click prior art off his bookshelf!"

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  1. I've always wondered by levik · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you lisence Amazon's 1-Click patent, do they give you an SDK to help understand this advanced and innovative technology?

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  2. Anal Gel patent also being reviewed by arrogance · · Score: 2, Funny
    Did no one notice this one from the link in the article?
    6,520,942 Reexam. C.N. 90/006,758, Ordered Date: Sept. 24, 2003, Cl. 604/290, Title: METHOD TO IMPROVE PERI-ANAL HYGIENE AFTER A BOWEL MOVEMENT, Inventor: Edward L. Putman, Owner of Record: Edward L. Putman, Vernon, CT, Attorney or Agent: Owner is representing self, Ex. Gp.: 3761
    What a lovely patent. Anal gel.
    1. Re:Anal Gel patent also being reviewed by robslimo · · Score: 4, Funny

      From the patent:

      BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

      There are no drawings provided.

      Thank goodness, no drawings provided!

    2. Re:Anal Gel patent also being reviewed by NickFitz · · Score: 1, Funny
      There are no drawings provided

      They left the drawings in the bathroom, and somebody used them to improve peri-anal hygiene.

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  3. No FEAR! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property James E. Rogan

    Man, I love him on Fear Factor.

    Especially when he makes them eat worms and stuff.

  4. Goatse guy by XSforMe · · Score: 1, Funny

    Maybe we should help them out and point them to the goatse guy?

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