Friday, May 30, 2014

Amazon Gets Patent for Stuff

This has to be the silliest, and most dangerous, patent given in awhile. Apparently Amazon applied for and got the patent for taking pictures against a white background. Here's their totally original, crazy, new age concept that they submitted to the USPTO.


Here's a good post about the ridiculousness of the patent over at Techdirt!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Aren't passport photos taken against a white background? I think passports have been around a little longer than 2011. Wonder how they managed to get the pictures.

Troll Lord said...

haha I don't know what's going on at the USPTO. I think I might try to get a patent for yard grass.

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