Worse, the company's chief asset--its nifty software--still has no patent or trademark protection (see radar graph).

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But what exactly should the US Patent and Trademark Office do to reform itself, particularly where nebulous software claims are concerned?

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On Monday the WTO's dispute settlement body gave final authorisation for Antigua to sell movies, music, games and software via a store that would be able to ignore US copyright and trademark claims.

BBC: US warns Antigua and Barbuda over 'piracy site' plan

As PocketNow has noted, the company's filed a number of Nook-related trademark applications over the past few months, which may offer some hints of future Nook hardware, software, or both.

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