10-24-2006, 08:08 AM
Quote:BM is suing Amazon.com, alleging the e-commerce retail giant has infringed on a number of its patents. Some of the technology Amazon is accused of using without permission is at the core of its business and success, including its highly regarded system for making product recommendations based on a user's past buying and browsing habits...
Big Blue filed actions in two different Texas courts alleging that Amazon has "willfully infringed and continues to infringe on a number of key IBM patents."
The technology Amazon is accused of using without permission includes a patented method of "presenting applications in an interactive service," a means of "storing data in an interactive network," a way of "presenting advertising in an interactive service," an approach to "adjusting hypertext links with weighted user goals and activities" and a broad patent covering a means of "ordering items using an electronic catalog."
IBM said it approached Amazon repeatedly starting in September of 2002 about licensing but the company has "shown no willingness to have meaningful discussions."...
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