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Amazon Awarded Cookie Patent

Posted by timothy on from the making-unfriendly-behavior-rational dept.

theodp writes "On Tuesday, the USPTO granted Amazon.com a patent for the Use of browser cookies to store structured data, which covers the storing of data structures and non-character data within browser cookies. In a February SEC filing (pdf), Amazon reiterated that they expect that they may license certain patents to third parties in the future."

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  1. Worried about I.T. outsourcing? ... by cpu_fusion · · Score: 1, Troll
    ... no problem, become a patent attorney.

    That's right, just a few years of law school, and you can cash in on the corrupt patent system.

    If being called a "lawyer" troubles you, just insist on being called "Esquire". If people won't, sue em. Sue everybody!

    They'll be no reason to worry anymore -- you'll see politicians and doctors outsourced before the lawyers go.