Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Amazon Patents Electronic Gifting

Posted by samzenpus on from the all-your-gifts-are-belong-to-us dept.

theodp writes "Simply giving your mother an e-book for her birthday could constitute patent infringement now that the USPTO's gone and awarded Amazon.com a patent on the 'Electronic Gifting' of items such as music, movies, television programs, games, or books. BusinessInsider speculates that the patent may be of concern to Facebook, which just dropped a reported $80 million on social gift-giving app maker Karma Science."

1 of 164 comments (clear)

  1. guaranteed profit by louic · · Score: 4, Interesting

    1. pick a daily activity
    2. put the word "electronic" in front of it
    3. file for patent
    4. profit