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Finally a hint of common sense in the USPTO!  The US Patent office just recently rejected the claims of Amazon.com One Click patent after Peter Calveley raised the money from donations to request a re-examination of the patent.  Calveley pointed out multiple patents previously filed to Amazon’s request that may have invalidated their claims. 

 Amazon has the ability to respond to the USPTO and I’m sure they will.  But we all need to cross our fingers that common sense will prevail. 

 Unfortunately, the ecommerce space has been plagued with vague patents with shysters  trying to go around and enforce them.  Many retailers settle the cases which has increased this activity. 

Clearly, patent law needs to be reworked.  Patents like this stifle innovation which isn’t good for anyone.