Posted by tranced
The US Patent and Trademark Office is frequently maligned for its baffling/terrible decisions... and rightfully so. Because this is exactly the sort of thing for which the USPTO should be maligned. Udi Tirosh at DIY Photography has uncovered a recently granted patent for the previously-unheard of process of photographing things/people against a white backdrop... to of all companies, Amazon.
I am not really sure how to tag this other than a big #fail for the USPTO, or a huge Kudos for Amazon's IP attorneys. In a patent simply called Studio arrangement Amazon took IP ownership on what we all call shooting against a seamless white backdrop.
Here's a photo of Amazon's bold new photography concept, which pretty much looks like every photo studio in the history of photo studios.
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[ This Message was edited by: tranced on 2014-05-09 20:20 ]
Posted by admad
Truly innovative. Americans are geniuses, just look at this and Apple patents, simply amazing
