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Re:Twitter’s Surprising Solution to the Patent Problem: Let ... by jonnysilk on Thursday February 21, 2013 @09:44AM (#5257621)
Great to see companies looking for solutions to the patent systems mess. It gets really frustrating when the system that protects IP causes more trouble than good.

I still cant believe amazon were able to patent the one click sales process they offer on their website. Maybe one of the car makers will patent their air conditioning button? =(

Re:Twitter’s Surprising Solution to the Patent Problem: Let ... by Swizec on Thursday February 21, 2013 @10:29AM (#5257916)
I am almost certain aircon buttons are patented.

For instance: "Control device for motor vehicle air conditioning, with driver preferences settings"

http://www.google.com/patents/EP0908338A1?cl=en&dq=car+d...