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Bezos Buries Patent Office in Paper

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the it's-hard-standing-by-your-word dept.

theodp writes "On June 2nd, almost two-and-half years after the USPTO initiated a reexamination of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' 1-Click Patent, Amazon dumped another load of documents on the USPTO Examiner assigned to the case, asking for consideration of the 185 or so listed references and 'favorable action.' Peter Calveley, the LOTR actor whose do-it-yourself legal effort prompted the reexam, notes that he was cc'ed on 20 kg of documents that Amazon sent earlier to the USPTO as it tried to stave off last October's nonfinal rejection of all but 5 of Amazon's 26 1-Click patent claims. So much for Bezos' 2000 pledge of 'less work for the overworked Patent and Trademark Office.'"

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  1. Fortunately, the 2-day shipping was free by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because the Patent Office subscribed to Amazon Prime.

    1. Re:Fortunately, the 2-day shipping was free by null+etc. · · Score: 4, Funny

      I'm sure Amazon has noticed your recent lack of purchases, and is willing to reconsider their business model as a result. Either that, or they think you dropped dead.

  2. C'mon by bytesex · · Score: 1, Funny

    Let the guy buy an island for himself already and retire ! Isn't he rich enough yet ?

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  3. Re:20 kg? by maxume · · Score: 2, Funny

    I was thinking that prior to his pledge, maybe they would have sent 200kg of documents, so he could be keeping with his word.

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  4. It's got to be kindle add by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think that amazon just wants to sell more kindles to UPSTO. I bet that amount of CC-ed documents was selected according to what one kindle can hold.

  5. Suggestion by UnknowingFool · · Score: 4, Funny

    I say we name this the Bezos effect. It's kinda like a slashdot effect but analog. :P

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    1. Re:Suggestion by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      You should Patent that :)

  6. Marketing ploy by SoundGuyNoise · · Score: 3, Funny

    Maybe Amazon is just trying to convince the Patent Office to buy Kindles instead of getting box after box of paperwork dropped on them.

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  7. Obligatory by InvisblePinkUnicorn · · Score: 4, Funny

    One Click to Rule them All, and in the PTO Bind them!