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Amazon Using Patent Reform to Strengthen 1-Click

Posted by Zonk on from the song-and-dance-routine dept.

theodp writes "As some predicted, lawyers for Amazon.com have recently submitted 1-Click prior art solicited by Tim O'Reilly under the auspices of Jeff Bezos' patent reform effort to the USPTO, soliciting a 'favorable action' that would help bulletproof the patent. Last June, an Amazon lobbyist referred to deficiencies with the same prior art as he tried to convince Congress that 1-Click was novel, prompting Rep. Howard Berman to call BS."

3 of 71 comments (clear)

  1. 1 Click by nagora · · Score: 5, Insightful
    1-Click is an obvious use of cookies. In fact, it's almost exactly what cookies were developed for. Amazon are lying bastards when they claim that this is their idea.

    Don't buy from Amazon. Is it really that hard to understand?

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    "Encyclopedia" is to "Wikipedia" what "Library" is to "Some people at a bus stop"
  2. Thanks God by the100rabh · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thank God they are not patenting online shopping. List of things they can also patent
    1) One click see all specification(Rather make it Zero click also)
    2) Hover and buy
    3) Pay by credit card
    4) Get it delivered at home

    Why is US Government blind all these malpractices.

  3. Which is TFA? by mgiuca · · Score: 5, Funny

    Which of the 6 links is TFA?

    *mindblown*