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A trial date has been set in the patent infringement lawsuit being brought against Amazon.com by Pinpoint Incorporated, which alleges, as a Pinpoint press release explains, that “Amazon.com’s personalization technology and its product recommendations infringe Pinpoint’s U.S. Patents Nos. 5,758,257 and 6,088,722.” The trial will begin December 6 in Chicago, and the company has lined up some point representation. One of its attorneys in the case is Peter Besinger, Jr, who “represented George W. Bush in the 2000 election contest litigation in Florida and also represented the U.S. Government in its antitrust case against Microsoft.”

Dennis Johnson is the founder of MobyLives, and the co-founder and co-publisher of Melville House.