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Amazon's Lawyers Jerking USPTO Around?

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the unleash-the-busy-work dept.

theodp writes "Reacting to an actor's do-it-yourself legal effort that triggered a reexam of Amazon.com's 1-Click patent, attorneys for Amazon have fired back, deluging the USPTO with documents to review, including Wikipedia articles. With the latest batch, Amazon's high-priced law firm even requested that USTPO examiners review an archived page of Norm Quotes (yes, Norm from Cheers) and rule that it does not invalidate CEO Jeff Bezos' 1-Click patent."

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  1. Re:List of non-patents by Reason58 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can anyone provide a link to ideas that haven't been patented yet? I would, but the list itself is patented.
  2. Norm from Cheers? by faloi · · Score: 5, Funny

    Are they attempting a variation of the famed Chewbacca defense?

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    1. Re:Norm from Cheers? by dsginter · · Score: 5, Funny

      Are they attempting a variation of the famed Chewbacca defense?

      It can't be any better than the famous "Buffalo Theory" (also from Cheers):

      Well you see, Norm, it's like this; a herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and the weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members.

      In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Now, as we know, excessive intake of alcohol kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. And that, Norm, is why you always feel smarter after a few beers.

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  3. Re:List of non-patents by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I thought that to be patented it had to be non-obvious...