Yes, patenting something that has already been implemented is not unknown. Prior art searches are not perfect. However, this clearly doesn't apply here because the originator is not "small and fairly local." Amazon is a big company with billions in market capitalization clearly capable of hiring it's own lawyers.
I repeat myself from a previous reply, but hey... If you implement something, someone else cannot come by later and patent the same idea. B&N could not patent 1-click shopping once Amazon already has implemented it.
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Not an oxymoron. He is a composer.
Yes, as long as you have some proof that you did it before they file.
Yes, patenting something that has already been implemented is not unknown. Prior art searches are not perfect. However, this clearly doesn't apply here because the originator is not "small and fairly local." Amazon is a big company with billions in market capitalization clearly capable of hiring it's own lawyers.
I repeat myself from a previous reply, but hey... If you implement something, someone else cannot come by later and patent the same idea. B&N could not patent 1-click shopping once Amazon already has implemented it.
B&N couldn't patent it because Amazon would have prior art. Patents have to be original work.
He has written at least two other books since Rise and Resurrection. He also coauthored another book in the same year.
See http://www.yourdon.com/articles/articlesummary.htm l#Technical books for more details.