Amazon's Grasp on One-Click Patent May Be Slipping - Page 2

cant amount of underlying alteration in the arena of business method patents in the future."

He added that the outcome of the case between Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com will be important for Amazon.com, the e-commerce marketplace and the future of business patents.

If the outcome of the BNBN/Amazon lawsuit shows that Amazon is not the legitimate patent holder of the product, it will clear the way for others, noted Andy Gibbs, president of PatentCafe.com, a directory and news site covering intellectual property.

"Once you establish a precedent, there is a domino effect," he said. "From there, everyone Amazon has been asserting their one click patent to can breathe easy. There will be no licensing fees and Amazon.com will take the hit as to what their licensing fees were going to be. Everything adjusts accordingly. It is a vital component."

Amazon's patent infringement suit is scheduled for trial in September in Seattle.

Calls to Amazon were unreturned as of press time.

InternetNews Radio Host Brian McWilliams contributed to this story.