The Grinch Who Patented Christmas

Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday July 3, 2005 @02:32AM from the in-the-future-everything-will-be-patented dept.

theodp writes "The USPTO has reversed its earlier rejection and notified Amazon that the patent application for CEO Jeff Bezos' invention, Coordinating Delivery of a Gift, has been examined and is allowed for issuance as a patent. BTW, Amazon was represented before the USPTO by Perkins Coie, who also supplied Bezos with legal muscle in his personal fight against zoning laws that threatened to curb the size of his Medina mansion (reg.) before the City of Medina eventually gave up on regulating the size of homes (reg.)."

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Re:Gamer by westlake · 2005-07-03 04:38 · Score: 0, Troll

I'm sorry, does Bezos actually have a clue about doing things
Bezos net worth in 2003 was $4.95 billion dollars.

I'm now boycotting Amazon.com and will recommend to all my friends to do likewise.

In most circles, getting a parcel delivered on time and to the right address is considered a good thing.