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one Indiana University alum is trying to auction off her loans on eBay. More: continued here

Online marketplace eBay Inc. said Thursday it reached a settlement with MercExchange LLC over a patent lawsuit filed in September 2001. (EBAY) More: continued here

EBay Inc and MercExchange LLC have settled a long-running patent lawsuit, said eBay on Thursday, ending a fight that prompted a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling. More: continued here

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – EBay Inc and MercExchange LLC have settled a long-running patent lawsuit, said eBay on Thursday, ending a fight that prompted a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling. More: continued here

Buy Perata's ride (pimping already included)Sacramento Bee,  USA –Feb 26, 2008It looks like whoever ended up with Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata's Dodge Charger has put the car back up for sale — on eBay. …State Senator's stolen car on eBayInside Bay Areaall 12 news articles More: continued here

Under the deal, eBay will buy three patents from MercExchange needed to run its Web search, online auctions and fixed price sales. More: continued here

At least it was encrypted this time. The Home Office has launched an investigation after a buyer acquired a laptop on eBay that contained a disc with confidential information. More: continued here

Also names most pirated vendors. A leading anti-piracy body has accused eBay over counterfeit software, claiming in a new report that “at least 90 percent of all software available on eBay is illegal”. More: continued here

ITN An eBay Surprise: Lost Diskful of Data on BritonsNew York Times, United States –1 hour agoThe customer said he had bought it on eBay and seemed quite innocent. It was just an ordinary laptop, and it was only when we opened up the keyboard that we …UK gov't laptop with confidential disc sold on eBayComputerworldHome Office…

Ebay Inc. says it settled a long-running patent dispute with technology company MercExchange LLC. The San Jose, Calif., online auctioneer has agreed to buy the three MercExchange patents it has been accused of violating. More: continued here