Retail e-commerce lawsuits are settled, but more may be in the works

The first batch of lawsuits against a group of small retailers by San Diego-based Pangea Intellectual Property LLC claiming patent infringements has been settled, but PanIP is threatening new suits against other retailers.

Posted 05/05/2004Internet RetailerPost a comment

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No rubber stamp for software patents

In a bid to defuse a potentially crippling explosion of Internet business-method patents, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last month outlined a process to work closer with the e-commerce industry and improve patent screening. The plan coincides with the office being named one of two so-called performance-based organizations, a federal designation that will give the agency more flexibility in procurement, hiring and staff pay in exchange for...

Posted 12/26/2000Don DavisPost a comment