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Appeals Court ruling affirms patent infringement violation by eBay

A federal Appeals Court affirms that eBay’s Buy It Now feature infringes on a patent held by a Virginia technology company. S & P Equities Research says damages now assessed at $25 million against eBay could reach $100 million.

Posted 03/17/2005Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Massachusetts charges four online alcohol merchants with selling to minors

Massachusetts charges that four out-of-state retailers violated state laws on selling to underage buyers. It also cited three other retailers and three shipping companies for failing to comply with state liquor laws.

Posted 06/15/2004Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Retailer patent defendants organize a defense fund

A group of online retailers is banding together to fight a series of lawsuits by Pangea Intellectual Properties that seeks to collect licensing fees from retailers that PanIP claims are violating PanIP’s patents.

Posted 10/29/2002Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Liquor sites charged with selling to minors

The Michigan Liquor Control Commission has charged two Illinois liquor store owners with selling alcohol to a minor over the Internet. Sam's Wine & Liquor in Chicago and Internet Wine and Spirits of Fairview Heights, Ill., were charged with misdemeanor counts of selling liquor to a minor, says Mark Smith, enforcement director for the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. Internet Wine and Spirits pleaded guilty to the charge, but Smith would not...

Posted 01/19/2001Don DavisPost a comment