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Reminding Customers Patented by Amazon

Posted by samzenpus on from the wish-this-was-a-joke dept.

theodp writes "When your little Hogwart checks out the latest Harry Potter book at Amazon, he or she may be reminded that they've already ordered the book. It's all part of CEO Jeff Bezos latest patent for the Contextual presentation of information about related orders during browsing of an electronic catalog, which also covers warning customers about drug interactions ('you previously purchased Drug ABC'). The USPTO allowed the patent after four years and five rejections."

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  1. Re:Self Defense? by queef_latina · · Score: -1, Redundant

    So it's like:
    1. Submit patent -> gets rejected.
    2. Change a word and resubmit -> gets rejected.
    3. Change another word and resubmit -> gets rejected
    4. Change another word and resubmit -> gets rejected
    5. Change another word and resubmit -> gets rejected
    6. Change another word and resubmit -> gets ACCEPTED.

    Instead of:
    1. Submit patent -> gets rejected.
    2. Change a word and resubmit -> gets rejected and submitter faces a small fine.
    3. Change another word and resubmit -> gets rejected and submitter faces a multiplying fine.
    4,5,6,7...on the scheme of 3. etc.

    Amazon is just flooding the USPO.

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