In January of this year, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office issued a patent to Amazon for its “one-click” technology, thereby marking the beginning of business method patents in Canada.
This came more than 13 years after Amazon’s initial patent application, which was rejected by the Canadian Commissioner of Patents for falling outside of the Canadian Patent Act’s definition of patentable “invention.” Last November, the Federal Court of Appeal allowed Amazon’s appeal of the Commissioner’s decision to reject its patent application, and ordered that the Commissioner re-examine the application “on an expedited basis.”
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Does Amazon's 'One-Click' Success Mean Business Method Patents for All?
Posted by: Robert Kalanda March 31, 2012 05:00 AMIn January of this year, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office issued a patent to Amazon for its “one-click” technology, thereby marking the beginning of business method patents in Canada.
This came more than 13 years after Amazon’s initial patent application, which was rejected by the Canadian Commissioner of Patents for falling outside of the Canadian Patent Act’s definition of patentable “invention.” Last November, the Federal Court of Appeal allowed Amazon’s appeal of the Commissioner’s decision to reject its patent application, and ordered that the Commissioner re-examine the application “on an expedited basis.”