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<blockquote data-quote="Browncoat" data-source="post: 303934" data-attributes="member: 1061">I'm only somewhat familiar with patent law, because I filed one myself many years ago. Here is what I know:First, this is a real patent. Yes, it was approved. <a href="http://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?docid=08676045&amp;SectionNum=4&amp;IDKey=E46B73448505&amp;HomeUrl=http://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/" target="_blank">Here is the link to it</a>.The amount of extreme detail that you need to file for a patent is staggering. They want to know everything down to the very smallest detail. In order to file for a patent, your idea has to be &quot;novel&quot; or &quot;not widely known or accepted&quot;. On the surface, this sounds ludicrous, given that photographers have been working with white seamless backdrops for many years prior to this. However:If you read through some of the text of the patent, Amazon is very specific about their setup:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">85mm lens</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">ISO 320</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">f/5.6</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">heights of elevated platforms for lighting</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">etc</li>
</ul>In order to infringe on this patent, you would have to have a setup exactly as specified here, which would be nearly impossible unless you were making every effort to replicate it.Conspiracy theorists and tin foil hat wearers can breathe a sigh of relief on this one.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Browncoat, post: 303934, member: 1061"] I'm only somewhat familiar with patent law, because I filed one myself many years ago. Here is what I know: First, this is a real patent. Yes, it was approved. [URL="http://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?docid=08676045&SectionNum=4&IDKey=E46B73448505&HomeUrl=http://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/"]Here is the link to it[/URL]. The amount of extreme detail that you need to file for a patent is staggering. They want to know everything down to the very smallest detail. In order to file for a patent, your idea has to be "novel" or "not widely known or accepted". On the surface, this sounds ludicrous, given that photographers have been working with white seamless backdrops for many years prior to this. However: If you read through some of the text of the patent, Amazon is very specific about their setup: [LIST] [*]85mm lens [*]ISO 320 [*]f/5.6 [*]heights of elevated platforms for lighting [*]etc [/LIST] In order to infringe on this patent, you would have to have a setup exactly as specified here, which would be nearly impossible unless you were making every effort to replicate it. Conspiracy theorists and tin foil hat wearers can breathe a sigh of relief on this one. ;) [/QUOTE]

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