It's great that they got rid of most of the claims, but it looks like independent claims 6 and 9 still broadly cover a client/server approach to one-click shopping carts. Can any IP lawyers in the house comment on the ramifications of losing the method claims?
How does this pass the non-obvious test? I'm not that smart (or even a true expert in the field) and even I can immediately tell how to implement the system.
There are lots of patents for things that are obvious to someone that is an expert in the field. Biotech is just as bad. I hope the recent patent reform makes something of a difference.
It's great that they got rid of most of the claims, but it looks like independent claims 6 and 9 still broadly cover a client/server approach to one-click shopping carts. Can any IP lawyers in the house comment on the ramifications of losing the method claims?