I've read a great deal of comments here stating that Amazon's patent is fair and justified. However, in the UK, a patent is generally only granted if the idea or invention is not obvious.
In this case, as e-commerce increases, it is natural for online companies to look at ways to enable customers to make quicker purchases. The Amazon patent is plainly an obvious idea that would never get passed in Europe - this patent is totally lame and nonsensical.
Or am I mistaken? Does (and it seems this is the case from sucessful patent applications such as this one) US patent law not require the idea or invention to be unobvious?
There is enough off shore wind power capability around the UK to power 1/ the country's electricity needs AND 2/ to power the equivalent number of electric cars as there are heat engine cars in the UK.
I recently read an independent report commisioned by Greenpeace in the UK regarding the potentional for off shore wind power around the UK coast. After making some energy calculations, I found that there is enough potential wind power around the UK shores to power the whole country's electricity supply AND more than enough left over to power the same number of electric cars as there are heat engine cars in the UK. Likewise, in hotter climates, solar energy is in abundence. Greece for example purchases electricity from Bulgaria, despite having masses of available energy from the sun. Indeed, most of the water heating in homes is now accomplished by solar technology. Of course, as has been mentioned before, the only problem is battery technology. However, this is progressing.
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I've read a great deal of comments here stating that Amazon's patent is fair and justified. However, in the UK, a patent is generally only granted if the idea or invention is not obvious.
In this case, as e-commerce increases, it is natural for online companies to look at ways to enable customers to make quicker purchases. The Amazon patent is plainly an obvious idea that would never get passed in Europe - this patent is totally lame and nonsensical.
Or am I mistaken? Does (and it seems this is the case from sucessful patent applications such as this one) US patent law not require the idea or invention to be unobvious?
There is enough off shore wind power capability around the UK to power 1/ the country's electricity needs AND 2/ to power the equivalent number of electric cars as there are heat engine cars in the UK.
I recently read an independent report commisioned by Greenpeace in the UK regarding the potentional for off shore wind power around the UK coast. After making some energy calculations, I found that there is enough potential wind power around the UK shores to power the whole country's electricity supply AND more than enough left over to power the same number of electric cars as there are heat engine cars in the UK. Likewise, in hotter climates, solar energy is in abundence. Greece for example purchases electricity from Bulgaria, despite having masses of available energy from the sun. Indeed, most of the water heating in homes is now accomplished by solar technology. Of course, as has been mentioned before, the only problem is battery technology. However, this is progressing.