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PersianKitty

05-28-2003 11:44 AM

Ebay "Buy It Now" Going Bye-Bye?

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/biztech....ap/index.html

jact	05-28-2003 11:53 AM

Ouch. That's gotta hurt.

CoolE

05-28-2003 11:54 AM

From the article:

Quote:

...its founder, Thomas G. Woolston, filed three patent applications for programs and procedures to operate an Internet-based auction.

That's what kills me... that in the USA you can get a patent approval for a "procedure". That's fucked up.

psyko514

05-28-2003 11:55 AM

Well that fucking blows.

LeeNoga

05-28-2003 12:13 PM

Ebay is going to license the patent, buy the patent or make this gent some form of partner, you wait.....

Lots of folks get patents just for the sake of taking down a big fella down the road.

Ya got to give this small guy credit, he is set for life assuming life = 7 years on the internet max :-)

FlyingIguana

05-28-2003 12:19 PM

ebay will most likely buy his company and its patents. the guy said he was open to it.

LeeNoga

05-28-2003 12:25 PM

Exactly FlyingIguana, this man does not want this in court for the next 10 years, he wants to cash out now, and if they offer him 100 million, what do you think he will do?

Even 50 million now, and 100 million next 5 years....he is gonna sell, and most likely had this lawyer on contingency too.

Kudo's to this small fry :-)

Trolleater

05-28-2003 12:33 PM

Day old news

SpaceAce

05-28-2003 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by CoolE
From the article:

That's what kills me... that in the USA you can get a patent approval for a "procedure". That's fucked up.

You are familiar with the phrase "international patent laws", yes?

SpaceAce

Fletch XXX

05-28-2003 12:43 PM

Aw man, I liked that ol Buy It Now.

:Graucho

lil2rich4u2

05-28-2003 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by CNN
Experts say that would hurt the company much more than the damage award of $35 million, which Smith called a "drop in the bucket to eBay."

drop in the bucket?

jesus

gruffy

05-28-2003 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by CoolE
That's what kills me... that in the USA you can get a patent approval for a "procedure". That's fucked up.

Amazon tried to patent affiliate programs. Picture that fucking mess.

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