From phm@a2e.de  Fri Dec  8 09:34:49 2000
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 10:34:49 +0100 (CET)
From: PILCH Hartmut phm@a2e.de
Subject: [Patents] more US moves against business method patents

"The Great Patent Giveaway"

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is likely to curtail the
number of Internet business-method patents it grants in response
to mounting criticism.  Business-method patents such as
Amazon.com's patent for one-click ordering are being challenged . . .

http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/1206w.html#item13





