Discovery hits Amazon with Kindle patent suit | Digital Media - CNET News - Greg Sandov... - 0 views
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Claude Almansi on 02 Apr 09According to a copy of the suit, Discovery charges that Amazon violated its patent for Electronic Book Security and Copyright Protection System. The patent, U.S. 7,298,851, was issued to Discovery Communications by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Nov. 20, 2007, per the lawsuit filing (PDF). It was initially filed in 1999.