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That's ridiculous. That patent was filed in 2002 and double clicking was available in Windows 95.
It doesn't matter how long people have been doing something. And it matters even less how ridiculous you or anyone else thinks something is. I think the
Braidini is about the stupidest thing I've ever seen but hey....I wish I'd thought of it and got the patent.
All that matters is that the patent holder show that they have formalized and documented a workflow. I worked for quite a while for a PEO that was sitting on a patent for automatic reminders for recurring paperwork. They had a system that sent out reminders for when, say, a W-4 needed to be re-filed or a state workman's comp package needed to be re-filed. I couldn't believe it when I heard about it either but it's true. If you formalize and document a workflow,
regardless of how common it is, you are given a five year waiting period for someone else to either file for a similar patent or file a challenge to your application. If your application is still standing after that period the patent is awarded to you and you own the legal right to control who can utilize that workflow. Which is why I and at least one other poster has been saying over and over again: TALK TO A PATENT ATTORNEY!