Canada's Federal Court of Appeal To Rule On Business Methods 34
ciaran_o_riordan writes "After last month's unfortunate ruling by Canada's Federal Court that Amazon's 1-click shopping idea could be patented, the Commissioner of Patents and the Attorney General of Canada have filed notice (PDF) to Amazon.com, Inc. (respondent) that an 'appeal will be heard by the [Federal Court of Appeal] at a time and place fixed by the Judicial Administrator,' probably Ottawa. This case, called Canada's Bilski, has been in the works since Amazon filed their patent application all the way back in 1998. Just like Bilski, the object of this case is what subject matter is and isn't patentable — a question which will create crucial case law, making participation in this case important. Anyone looking for more background, particularly those interested in helping to prepare an amicus brief for this case, is welcome at ESP's wiki page."
Re:Americans. You think the USA is bad? (Score:3, Informative)
Anonymous Coward (Score:2, Informative)
Relax guys, it's only happened at the First Instance Court. These kinds of decisions need to be taken by the Supreme Court before having full effect. In time, it will get there and we will know the state of the Law, for now just be patient.
Re:It's just so broken... (Score:3, Informative)
1. IF the person is not logged in, then they have to log in to pay for something/
2. IF the person is logged in, if they don't have payment info on hand, request it.
3 IF the person is logged in and their payment info is on hand, just let them buy it.
There's no "creativity" in what's an obvious step - and actually easier to implement than a shopping cart.
-- Barbie