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Is Amazon suing anyone for saying something like "I did it in one click" ?

stevenj 16y ago
Not that I know of. But if I remember correctly, it wouldn't/doesn't let anyone use "1-Click" for ecommerce checkout buttons without licensing it. And I think it even tried to prohibit others from enabling a one-step checkout process. In other words, retailers had to at least have a two-step checkout process. That's just bad for the end-user.
- jimktrains2 16y ago
  While I don't agree, I thought that it was the concept of allowing you to click and checkout out, not "1-click," thought they might have a copyright or trademark on it with a capital c and/or the design of the button?
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- chc 16y ago
  That's a patent, not a trademark (well, I mean, they might have a trademark too since Amazon owns the whole idea, but it was the patent that got their lawyers so heated up). Amazon patented the idea of buying the items in a shopping cart with one click.
  - neuroelectronic 16y ago
    I'm pretty sure there is not a shopping cart involved. You just click the item and it aggregates your shipments as necessary and automatically selects destination and payment as configured by the user. It's a business process which I thought were not patentable but it was reaffirmed in 2007. It's set to expire in 2017 so in a few years whatever advantage this patent gave Amazon will dissolve. Personally, I'm scared of all the half-assed implementations that will no doubt mushroom all over the web at that time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1-Click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1-Click
esrauch 16y ago
Apple isn't suing for someone using the term "app store" in a sentence, they are suing for a product having app store in its name.
rkon 16y ago
They sued Barnes and Noble over their "Express Checkout" option right after they got the 1-Click patent. Settled privately, though. http://news.cnet.com/2100-1017-854105.html http://news.cnet.com/2100-1017-854105.html
- harshpotatoes 16y ago
  That suit is about a patent, and not about a trademark.

Not that I know of. But if I remember correctly, it wouldn't/doesn't let anyone use "1-Click" for ecommerce checkout buttons without licensing it. And I think it even tried to prohibit others from enabling a one-step checkout process. In other words, retailers had to at least have a two-step checkout process. That's just bad for the end-user.

jimktrains2 16y ago
While I don't agree, I thought that it was the concept of allowing you to click and checkout out, not "1-click," thought they might have a copyright or trademark on it with a capital c and/or the design of the button?
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chc 16y ago
That's a patent, not a trademark (well, I mean, they might have a trademark too since Amazon owns the whole idea, but it was the patent that got their lawyers so heated up). Amazon patented the idea of buying the items in a shopping cart with one click.
- neuroelectronic 16y ago
  I'm pretty sure there is not a shopping cart involved. You just click the item and it aggregates your shipments as necessary and automatically selects destination and payment as configured by the user. It's a business process which I thought were not patentable but it was reaffirmed in 2007. It's set to expire in 2017 so in a few years whatever advantage this patent gave Amazon will dissolve. Personally, I'm scared of all the half-assed implementations that will no doubt mushroom all over the web at that time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1-Click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1-Click

esrauch 16y ago

Apple isn't suing for someone using the term "app store" in a sentence, they are suing for a product having app store in its name.

rkon 16y ago

They sued Barnes and Noble over their "Express Checkout" option right after they got the 1-Click patent. Settled privately, though. http://news.cnet.com/2100-1017-854105.html http://news.cnet.com/2100-1017-854105.html

harshpotatoes 16y ago
That suit is about a patent, and not about a trademark.