Lawyer Sues To Get a Patent On Marketing

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday March 10, 2009 @12:07AM from the series-of-gears dept.

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Lawyer Scott Harris, one of the inventors of the concept of a 'marketing company devoted to selling/marketing products produced by other companies in return for a share of their profits,' is appealing the USPTO's rejection of US Patent Application No. 09/387,823 which was intended to patent that 'invention.' This court action is important because it directly challenges the In Re Bilski ruling, which tightened the rules to get rid of most so-called 'business method' patents. One of Mr. Harris's legal theories is that a 'company is a physical thing, and as such analogous to a machine.' If the name seems familiar, it's because Mr. Harris has a long history of inventive legal maneuverings. I'm honestly surprised that SCO never tried to hire or sue him."

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Re:The Future is Almost Here by Thiez · 2009-03-10 02:03 · Score: 0, Offtopic

> I defend the right to bare arms and resolve conflicts like this in duels. Easy, clean and permanent. Lawsuit my ass, duels are the new problem solver. If it worked for guys like eastwood, bronson or ledger (solving matters the painfull way), should work now.
You're an idiot. What does being the better duelist have to do with being right or wrong? "This little girl claims she was raped by this police officer, let's give them both a gun and let Odin decide who is right"? Going from a system where the guy with the best lawyer wins to a system where the best dueller wins hardly seems like an improvement to me.