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Canada's Federal Court of Appeal To Rule On Business Methods
ciaran_o_riordan writes "After last month's unfortunate ruling by Canada's Federal Court that Amazon's 1-click shopping idea could be patented, the Commissioner of Patents and the Attorney General of Canada have filed notice (PDF) to Amazon.com, Inc. (respondent) that an 'appeal will be heard by the [Federal Court of Appeal] at a time and place fixed by the Judicial Administrator,' probably Ottawa. This case, called Canada's Bilski, has been in the works since Amazon filed their patent application all the way back in 1998. Just like Bilski, the object of this case is what subject matter is and isn't patentable — a question which will create crucial case law, making participation in this case important. Anyone looking for more background, particularly those interested in helping to prepare an amicus brief for this case, is welcome at ESP's wiki page."
Just another case which proves that software patents actually can work !!!!
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Move up here! We are going down the shit-hole at twice the rate of you guys.
Oh, it's not that bad. We have better donuts up here. And better maple syrup.
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Software and business methods should not be patentable - if for no other reason that most software patents are written by lawyers and therefore incomprehensible. Time and time again we are required in software contracts to warrant that we do not infringe on third party rights including patents. It is an impossible warranty to give as it is impossible to know if you do. There are so many software patents granted in so many esoteric minute little areas that for any remotely complex software you could spend a lifetime searching and trying to figure out if you did infringe on someone's patent. And the odds are very high that somehow you do. So you sign the contract knowing full well that you most likely are in breach, but the odds of you getting sued are sufficiently low to take the risk. How software and business method patents could possibly encourage innovation is beyond me.
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Can you send me some please?
Relax guys, it's only happened at the First Instance Court. These kinds of decisions need to be taken by the Supreme Court before having full effect. In time, it will get there and we will know the state of the Law, for now just be patient.
Don't forget poutine and beaver tails.
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Don't forget poutine
Oh, french fries in a heavy gray, topped with cheese. Now that's real healthy! On the other hand, on a business trip to Montreal, one of the locals explained that if you were a fur trapper, hiking it up to the Hudson Bay in the winter, that fat was burned off really fast.
and beaver tails.
Whenever I chase beaver tails, it always gets me into trouble.
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"...After last month's unfortunate ruling by Canada's Federal Court that Amazon's 1-click shopping idea could be patented..."
It's been my understanding that the only things that are patentable are 'methods' but not 'ideas'. So are we in the regime that supports the notion of patenting ideas?
If that's the case, I better file a patent application for the idea of having the computer 'read my mind' then enable the typing of my thoughts. This can be useful in saving folks what has come to be known as carpal tunnel syndrome.
How about that?
When I am in Montreal I personally chase camel toes; but hey! each to is own.
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Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks: temporary loans from the Public Domain, not real property ("intellectual" or otherwise)
The Canadians have the situation in hand.
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...can they rule on what is and isn't "obvious" and what is and isn't "prior art"? These terms clearly don't have the same meaning in the world of business method patents that they do in patents for physical devices, let alone common language.
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I'm not trying to be a troll or anything, honestly I'm new to Slashdot, but why would they report a court ruling as "unfortunate"? I honestly don't know enough about the issue yet to have an informed opinion, but it seems the poster or Slashdot wants for me to have the preconception that this is not a good thing.
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If you're using cheese you're doing it wrong. Proper poutine is made using curds, and like the child poster under you. When you're in the middle of no where, you burn through those calories and fat very quick. In the 3mo I was in the middle of no where, I was easily burning through nearly 3800cal/day and still losing weight.
Om, nomnomnom...
You even have those bacon-flavored chips that Lays refuses to sell down here. Bunch of racists (and by that I mean Lays. We want bacon-flavored chips without having to take a six hour trip both ways, dammit!).
Any comments made by the owner of this signature should be disregarded as irrelevant, uninformed, and idiotic.
They have bacon flavored potato chips? Is there a petition I can sign or something?
You are entitled to your own opinions, not your own facts.
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it's not in bags, those are reprocessed cow's udders.
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