● 05.15.07

●● Those Patents That We Can Challenge But Microsoft Just Won’t Name

Posted in FUD, Microsoft, Patents at 7:56 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

A day after we had mentioned some possible patent reforms, the following nugget of information showed up in Slashdot:

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USPTO Examiner Rejected 1-Click Claims As ‘Obvious’

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Faced with a duly unimpressed USPTO examiner who rejected its new 1-Click patent claims as ‘obvious’ and ‘old and well known,’ Amazon has taken the unusual step of requesting an Oral Appeal to plead its case…

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With patents being invalidated, it is becoming increasingly clear why Microsoft refuses to be specific about patents, which it only lists in terms of aggregated numbers.

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The fact of the matter is, no matter how serious these patent violations are, any patent clearly-worded and not vague in purpose is addressable. It may take some time, effort, and tons of money to make it work; but chances are, it’s doable. So long as Microsoft hasn’t patented the right-mouse context menus, the concept of a desktop, or the word “Office,” the open source can – if the need arises – clear all these issues up and move on ahead.

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