Category Archives: Business Method Patents

Canada Rejects Amazon’s One-Click Patent

Posted on May 28, 2009 by mjwhitekingston

The Canadian Patent Appeal Board has rejected Amazon’s patent application (CA 2246933 A1) for its one-click online shopping feature, according to a report in ipFrontline. The Board’s decision deals a blow against so-called business methods, which it believes are not … Continue reading →

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Patents and Wall Street

Posted on September 21, 2008 by mjwhitekingston

We typically think of innovation as a good thing: Needs inspire ideas, ideas develop into inventions, inventions become patents, and patents make possible new products and services that enhance the quality of human life. But is innovation ever a bad … Continue reading →

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