USPTO Convinced By Amazon That Online Gift Giving Patent Is Legi...
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Courtesy Techdirt Mon, 11/23/2009 - 16:38 Amazon continues to aggressively pursue variations on its "one-click" patent, even as it is repeatedly held up as an example of how screwed up the patent system has become.
In the latest story, found on Slashdot , a patent application for method of buying gifts online was originally rejected under the CAFC's recent Bilski rules because the invention "may be performed largely within the human mind." But the wonders of some sophisticated wordsmithing have apparently won...
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