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EBay Inc. settled a patent infringement suit with MercExchange LLC on Thursday, ending a seven-year legal battle that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. As part of the agreement, eBay will buy three patents for e-commerce from its adversary, along… More: continued here

BigNews.biz (press release) eBay makes nice with MercExchangeRegister, UK –2 hours agoBy Cade Metz → More by this author After six years of legal bickering, which included a trip to the highest court in the land, eBay and MercExchange have …EBay patent case settledSan Jose Mercury NewsEBay settles patent infringement caseSan Francisco …

eBay's Boycotting Power Sellers Moving to MyStore.comPR Newswire (press release), NY –40 minutes ago"We have been inundated with calls and emails from disgruntled eBay sellers looking for an alternative to eBay's complicated fee based model. … More: continued here

Man sentenced for eBay fraudWalker County Messenger, GA –2 minutes agoFort Oglethorpe resident Kary Dean Head will spend three years in federal prison for defrauding eBay bidders out of more than $150000. … More: continued here

Online auction house eBay has decided to settle a patent dispute with MercExchange dating back to 2001, buying all three patents for an undisclosed amount. More: continued here

EBay, MercExchange reach settlementWashington Business Journal, DC –3 minutes agoOnline marketplace eBay Inc. said Thursday it reached a settlement with MercExchange LLC over a patent lawsuit filed in September 2001. San Jose-based eBay… More: continued here

EBay has settled a patent dispute with MercExchange that in 2006 was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court, which sided with the online auction house in what is considered to be an important ruling on intellectual property. More: continued here

eBay, MercExchange Close Book on Patent RowE-Commerce Times –17 minutes agoBy Jim Offner eBay's decision to settle its patent dispute with MercExchange was prudent, said Roger Kay, principal analyst with Endpoint Technologies. … More: continued here

Man sentenced for eBay fraudCatoosa County News, GA –3 minutes agoFort Oglethorpe resident Kary Dean Head will spend three years in federal prison for defrauding eBay bidders out of more than $150000. … More: continued here

eBay has reached a settlement with MercExchange in a case that had bounced around several courts and prompted a landmark Supreme Court decision. The San Jose, Calif.-based online auctioneer will purchase three patents, including technology central to its vaunted “Buy It Now” feature, from Great Falls, Va.-based MercExchange for an …