Page from office action showing patentability of claims 6 to 10 are confirmed Today, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued an office action  which confirmed the patentability of claims 6 to 10 of the Amazon 1-Click patent, US 5,960, 411 Examiner Office Action dated Oct 9, 2007 for reexamination serial number 90/007,946. The patent examiner, however, rejected claims 1 to 5 and 11 to 15. Amazon now has up to six months to amend the rejected claims to overcome the examiner's rejection, provide arguments to demonstrate that the examiner is in error and/or provide evidence to demonstrate the patentability of their claims. During this period, the entire patent is still considered valid under US patent law. Amazon filed the patent application for 1-click shopping in early 1997 and was granted the patent in September 1999. Twenty-three days later Amazon sued rival Barnes & Noble for alleged infringement by its "Express Lane" ordering which was introduced in 1998. In December 1999 Amazon won an interim injunction against Barnes & Noble but the USA Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit lifted this injunction in February 2001. The parties then settled their dispute for undisclosed terms. Amazon has since successfully licensed the technique to other e-sellers such as Apple. References
Page from office action showing patentability of claims 6 to 10 are confirmed Today, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued an office action , which confirmed the patentability of claims 6 to 10 of the Amazon 1-Click patent, US 5,960, 411. The patent examiner, however, rejected claims 1 to 5 and 11 to 15. Amazon now has up to six months to amend the rejected claims to overcome the examiner's rejection, provide arguments to demonstrate that the examiner is in error and/or provide evidence to demonstrate the patentability of their claims. During this period, the entire patent is still considered valid under US patent law. Amazon filed the patent application for 1-click shopping in early 1997 and was granted the patent in September 1999. 23 days later Amazon sued rival Barnes & Noble for alleged infringement by its "Express Lane" ordering which was introduced in 1998. In December 1999 Amazon won an interim injunction against Barnes & Noble but the USA Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit lifted this injunction in February 2001. The parties then settled their dispute for undisclosed terms. Amazon has since successfully licensed the technique to other e-sellers such as Apple. 
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