Legal Research

Appeal Granted by Federal Court for Amazon.com 1-Click Patent Application

By Simon Chester

With a hat-tip to my young colleague, Michael Ladanyi:

While the decision is not yet posted online, according to the Federal Court website, Amazon.com’s appeal of the Commissioner’s Decision denying Amazon.com a patent for its 1-click purchasing was granted today. The status update giving notice that the appeal was granted can be seen here. The application describes purchasing items over the Internet using a single-action by transmitting a client identifier associated with information about a buyer.

Here is the full text of the status update posted online today:

Reasons for Judgment and Judgment dated 14-OCT-2010 rendered by The Honourable Mr. Justice Phelan Matter considered with personal appearance The Court’s decision is with regard to Appeal Result: granted Filed on 14-OCT-2010 certified copies sent to parties Transmittal Letters placed on file. Final Decision Certificate of Judgment entered in J. & O. Book, volume 1102 page(s) 297 – 298

Full post as published by Slaw.ca on October 14, 2010 (boomark / email).