Once at a meeting to discuss the patent application the presenter mentioned how Jeff Bezos patented "one click buy" - i.e. Buying something with a single click.

Once at a meeting to discuss the patent application the presenter mentioned how Jeff Bezos patented "one click buy" - i.e. Buying something with a single click. I asked why we didn't patent "2-n click buy" to prevent any competitors from selling anything. Everyone laughed but I meant it seriously. I still don't get how "1 click buy" is a thing you can patent but you can't patent "2 click buy". The patent process is incredibly stupid and arbitrary as far as I can tell - at least when it comes to software.