--- "Chris T. Daida" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Andreas W wrote:
>
> > Well, I'm no expert in the patent area, but I'm
> pretty sure that someone
> > can't get a patent for a feature, but only for the
> way this feature is
> > achieved.
>
> Hi Andreas,
>
> Then how does Amazon get away with patenting
> 1-Click? That's a
> feature--certainly not a technology.
Because the patent office is full of idiots who don't
understand technology that's how. But even here, it's
the specific process that's patented. If a competitor
could come up with a significantly different way of
accomplishing the same goal, they could do it. But
this particular patent is so broad it would be hard to
get around it.
=====
Bob Meyer
Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first.
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