Je viens de recevoir la réponse à mon mail (d'insulte):
(pas tres convaincant franchement, ils déposent des brevets ridicules mais disent qu'ils agissent pour la réforme des brevets, perso je vois la logique dans leur démarche, m'enfin...)
Dear Emmanuel,
Greetings from Amazon.com. My name is Kyle Hughes and I am a member
of the Executive Customer Relations team here at the corporate
offices. Your e-mail to Mr. Bezos has been brought to my attention
and I will be including Jeff in this correspondence.
Thank you for taking the time to write to us concerning the patents
for which we have applied. Patents are designed to encourage
innovation. They are an important part of our intellectual property
portfolio, as they are for any company in the high-tech field.
However, please also know our company has taken steps to encourage
meaningful patent reform. Our founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos, has
contacted the offices of several members of Congress from the
committees with primary responsibility for patents to ask if they
would be willing to meet with him on this issue.
Here is a brief summary of his proposal:
1. Patent laws should recognize that business method and software
patents are fundamentally different than other kinds of patents.
2. Business method and software patents should have a much shorter
lifespan than the current 17 years--we suggest 3 to 5 years.
3. When the law changes, this new lifespan should take effect
retroactively so that we don't have to wait 17 years for the current
patents to enter the public domain.
4. For business method and software patents, there should be a short
(maybe one month) public comment period *before* the patent number is
issued. This would give the Internet community the opportunity to
provide prior art references to the patent examiners at a time when
it could really help.
We appreciate feedback from customers about all important issues
concerning Amazon.com, and we carefully consider all viewpoints
expressed.
We hope you will continue to honor us with the opportunity to serve
your online shopping needs.
# Réponse toute faite de Amazon
Posté par daggett . En réponse au journal Encore un brevet Amazon. Évalué à 1.
(pas tres convaincant franchement, ils déposent des brevets ridicules mais disent qu'ils agissent pour la réforme des brevets, perso je vois la logique dans leur démarche, m'enfin...)
Dear Emmanuel,
Greetings from Amazon.com. My name is Kyle Hughes and I am a member
of the Executive Customer Relations team here at the corporate
offices. Your e-mail to Mr. Bezos has been brought to my attention
and I will be including Jeff in this correspondence.
Thank you for taking the time to write to us concerning the patents
for which we have applied. Patents are designed to encourage
innovation. They are an important part of our intellectual property
portfolio, as they are for any company in the high-tech field.
However, please also know our company has taken steps to encourage
meaningful patent reform. Our founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos, has
contacted the offices of several members of Congress from the
committees with primary responsibility for patents to ask if they
would be willing to meet with him on this issue.
Here is a brief summary of his proposal:
1. Patent laws should recognize that business method and software
patents are fundamentally different than other kinds of patents.
2. Business method and software patents should have a much shorter
lifespan than the current 17 years--we suggest 3 to 5 years.
3. When the law changes, this new lifespan should take effect
retroactively so that we don't have to wait 17 years for the current
patents to enter the public domain.
4. For business method and software patents, there should be a short
(maybe one month) public comment period *before* the patent number is
issued. This would give the Internet community the opportunity to
provide prior art references to the patent examiners at a time when
it could really help.
We appreciate feedback from customers about all important issues
concerning Amazon.com, and we carefully consider all viewpoints
expressed.
We hope you will continue to honor us with the opportunity to serve
your online shopping needs.
Best regards,
Kyle Hughes
Executive Customer Relations
http://www.amazon.com(...)
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