All you have to do is file, the government determines if a patent of that nature has been filed before, if not the patent is granted.
Then it is up to the original inventors to stand up and say this patent is not correct, here are my reasons. > -----Original Message----- > From: Duane Boudreau [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 11:17 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Amazon patents on-line discussions > > How the heck do the do it? I've have an online discussion forum that dates > back to 1997. Maybe I should challenge the patent and sue Amazon? Never > again will I purchase from Amazon! > > Duane > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Harkins,Patrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 10:03 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Amazon patents on-line discussions > > > Don't you have to prove you invented something before you can patent it? > ... > I'm patenting the Internet! :-) > Patrick > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Howie Hamlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: February 26, 2003 9:54 AM > >To: CF-Community > >Subject: Amazon patents on-line discussions > > > > > >OMFG - what next??? > > > >http://makeashorterlink.com/?B2C651B93 > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
