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 …
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Read More »EBay, MercExchange End Feud Over Patents (Washington Post)
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Read More »eBay settles patent dispute with MercExchange (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News)
MercExchange and eBay have settled a patent dispute that in 2006 was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. In the case, the Supreme Court sided with the online auction house in what is considered to be an important ruling on intellectual property. More: continued here
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