And Then There Was One: Only One One-Click Patent

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1. Nov 22nd, 2005 @ 6:47pm

   Am I the only one..

   by discojohnson

   ..that has 0 trust in the patenting system? How can someone patent this idea? Can I patent shaking twice when a guy goes pee?

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2. Nov 22nd, 2005 @ 7:03pm

   Re: Am I the only one..

   by Jared Anderson

   Yea this is crazy,"You cant have 1 click sales on your site cause we patented it."

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3. Nov 22nd, 2005 @ 7:22pm

   Re: Am I the only one..

   by nonuser

   How about this workaround:

   [See who's a butthead and place my order]

   *click*
   

   Jeff Bezos is a butthead!

   [Place my order]
   

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4. Nov 23rd, 2005 @ 10:27am

   well...

   by Anonymous Coward

   granted i think the patent system is faulty for allowing this to be patented, but i think for the most part that amazon.com patented it just so no one can sue them later (though, i guess that didn't work that well). there are plenty of places that you really only need one click to buy (look at the iTunes music store). amazon.com has yet to sue someone for that.

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5. Nov 23rd, 2005 @ 10:41am

   Re: well...

   by Mike (profile)

   amazon.com has yet to sue someone for that.
   
   Amazon Sues Barnes & Noble Over One-Click Patent (1999)

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6. Nov 23rd, 2005 @ 5:06pm

   learn correct terminology

   by small guy

   Mike, you are at it again...
   talking about patents and not knowing much about them...
   First, a patent cannot infringe on somebody else's patent: only product can infringe on a patent, so the patent holder can sue for patent infringement.
   There is a procedure called "interference", when two different patent applications claims the same subject matter. But this is all handled by the PTO: they are supposed to determine which patent is valid.
   Second, as much as I hate Amazon.com and their patents myself, believe me, 1-click patent is actually a *good* patent when you compare it to a typical patent issued to e.g. MicroShit...
   Yes, it is a *good* patent, despite all the hysteria. After all, Tim O'Reily issued an apology to Jeff Bezos for calling a boycott on amazon.com when the prior art search bounty failed to produce anything of importance...
   

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