Federal Appeals Court Tosses Spam Patent 76
Zordak writes "US patent 6,631,400 claims a method of making sure enough people get your spam. A federal district court had overturned the patent as anticipated and obvious, and not drawn to patentable subject matter. The Federal Circuit, the appeals court which hears patent matters, upheld the finding of obviousness, thus invalidating the patent."
Missed opportunity (Score:3, Interesting)
...to assign the patent to an anti-spam organization, then watch as they sue spammers into oblivion for patent infringement!
Re:So basically... (Score:1, Interesting)
Re:Not thinking clearly (Score:3, Interesting)