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lionel47 · 07-09-2010, 08:22 PM

Has anyone seen this article? It appears Amazon was granted a patent for an ebook reader combining LCD and e-Ink screens. WTF?

The US patent system sounds completely ridiculous to me. Can they really get away with this?

07-09-2010, 08:22 PM	#1
lionel47 Addict Posts: 361 Karma: 170 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Device: B&N Nook, Nook Color	Amazon Patent on Nook Design Has anyone seen this article? It appears Amazon was granted a patent for an ebook reader combining LCD and e-Ink screens. WTF? The US patent system sounds completely ridiculous to me. Can they really get away with this?