[LINK] Telstra scores patent win over Amazon

[Richard Chirgwin]

On 12/05/11 4:04 PM, Marghanita da Cruz wrote:
>> Telstra has won a marathon court battle against Amazon in a Canberra patents court over the legitimacy of its "1-click buy" patent, a method of purchase that speeds up customer transactions.
> <http://www.zdnet.com.au/telstra-scores-patent-win-over-amazon-339314845.htm>
It is well analyzed here:

http://blog.patentology.com.au/2011/05/telstra-scores-pyrrhic-victory-in.html

> As far as we are aware, this is the broadest surviving claim of any of 
> the ‘1-click’ patent family members. It is certainly broader than the 
> main independent claims in the US and Canadian patents (which are 
> similar in scope to claim 62 of the Australian patent application).
>
> We therefore imagine that Amazon will be celebrating its ‘loss’ in the 
> opposition, while Telstra can take little comfort from its ‘win’.
RC