Wed, 06 Aug 2008

Paper or Plastic?

How can anybody still seriously believe that "business method" patents (aka software patents) are a good idea?

On Tuesday, IBM was granted US Patent No. 7,407,089 for storing a preference for paper or plastic grocery bags on customer cards and displaying a picture of said preference after a card is scanned. The invention, Big Blue explains, eliminates the 'unnecessary inconvenience for both the customer and the cashier' that results when 'Paper or Plastic?' must be asked. The patent claims also cover affixing a cute sticker of a paper or plastic bag to a customer card to indicate packaging preferences.

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On 8/7/2008 05:59:45
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