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U.S. Supreme Court will review patent infringement ruling against eBay

The U.S. Supreme Court today said it will hear eBay’s appeal of an appellate court decision ordering the enforcement of a permanent injunction against the online auction giant’s “Buy It Now” feature and its fixed price business.

Posted 11/28/2005Paul DemeryPost a comment

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U.S Patent Office weighs in again on ongoing eBay technology dispute

The U.S. Patent Office has “initially” revoked a patent claim by MercExchange on technology used by eBay’s Buy It Now feature. But MercExchange, saying last week’s judgment against eBay is binding, will seek an injunction against eBay.

Posted 03/29/2005Mary WagnerPost a comment

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CoolSavings and Hot Coupons settle patent infringement suit

CoolSavings and Hot Coupons settled their patent infringement dispute over technology to distribute coupons over the Internet.

Posted 03/05/2001Internet RetailerPost a comment

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Cool Suit Settled

E-marketing services provider cool savings.com inc. and planet U, an online promotions network for consumer packaged goods manufacturers and retailers, have announced settlement of their patent infringement disputes. Chicago-based CoolSavings initiated a suit against planet U in 1998 for infringement of CoolSavings' Interactive Marketing Network and Process Using Electronic Certificates patent. San Francisco-based planet U, in turn, filed suit in...

Posted 01/19/2001Don DavisPost a comment

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Bezos: Change Patent Rules

In an open letter on the Amazon.com site, CEO Jeff Bezos says he won't give up recently granted patents covering the site's one-click shopping and affiliate program technology. But he called for changes in the duration of U.S. software patents. "I now believe it's possible that the current rules governing business method and software patents could end up harming all of us--including Amazon.com and its many shareholders, the folks to whom I have a...

Posted 01/19/2001Don DavisPost a comment

The latest twist in the patents dispute: The Patent Office reverses itself

Following a reexamination, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued an initial rejection of claims in a patent it had earlier granted to technology developer Pangea Intellectual Property. The patents were the subject of a series of suits by Pangea against retailers.

Posted 06/03/2004Internet RetailerPost a comment

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Leave the cannoli: An e-commerce trade group wants to offer patent protection

E-commerce veteran Eli Katz launches TheEmob.org.

Posted 04/23/2012Thad RueterPost a comment