▁model ▁of ▁commerce . ▁They ▁have ▁also ▁submitted ▁several ▁hundred ▁references ▁for ▁the ▁exam iner ▁to ▁consider . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁re ex am ined ▁and ▁am ended ▁pat ent ▁was ▁allowed . ▁ ▁Amazon ' s ▁U . S . ▁pat ent ▁exp ired ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁Europe , ▁ ▁on ▁ 1 - Click ▁ordering ▁was ▁file d ▁with ▁the ▁European ▁Pat ent ▁Office ▁but ▁refused . ▁A ▁related ▁gift - order ing ▁pat ent ▁was ▁granted ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁but ▁rev oked ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁following ▁an ▁opposition . ▁ ▁In ▁Canada , ▁the ▁Federal ▁Court ▁of ▁Canada ▁held ▁that ▁the ▁One ▁click ▁pat ent ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁rejected ▁as ▁a ▁pure ▁business ▁method ▁since ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁physical ▁effect . ▁ ▁The ▁Court ▁rem and ed ▁the ▁application ▁to ▁the ▁Canadian ▁pat ent ▁office ▁for ▁a ▁re ex am ination . ▁ ▁Lic ens ing ▁ ▁Apple ▁Inc . ▁Amazon . com ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁lic ensed ▁ 1 - Click ▁ordering ▁to ▁Apple ▁Computer ▁( now ▁Apple ▁Inc .) ▁for ▁use ▁on ▁its ▁online ▁store . ▁Apple ▁subsequently ▁added ▁ 1 - Click ▁ordering ▁to ▁the ▁i T unes ▁Store ▁and ▁i Photo . ▁ ▁Bar nes ▁& ▁No ble ▁Amazon ▁file d ▁a ▁pat ent ▁in fr ing ement ▁law suit ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁in ▁response