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Amazon Sued Over Recommendation Patent

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stupid-patents-come-full-circle dept.

PaschalNee writes "Cendant is suing Amazon for their recommendation patent saying it infringes on a "System and Method for Providing Recommendation of Goods or Services Based on Recorded Purchasing History" patent they own. "

2 of 283 comments (clear)

  1. I See Prior art. by stecoop · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Sears sent out Christmas catalogs based on past purchases; thus, it is prior art. Anything you could buy is in the catalog and anything bought at sears is in the catalog. Further more, this is a case whereby Sears provides a means of purchasing products via past purchases. Not too targeted yet you get a good lawyer to wrangle with this twist and you have yourself a case that could last years.

  2. Re:Good! Bittter sweet irony. by Krow10 · · Score: 5, Insightful
    After the BS around one-click shopping, Amazon gets exactly what they deserve.
    While it is somewhat satisfying to see Amazon hoist be their own petard, I still think that this is an example of software patents stiffling innovation. Two wrongs still don't make a right, but poetic justice is something of a consolation. The system still needs to be fixed.

    Cheers,
    Craig

    --
    Corollary to Clarke's Third Law: Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.