The Supreme Court said Monday it will take a patent case involving eBay Inc. and a small Virginia business.
A federal appeals court had said that eBay’s fixed-price auctions and some of its online payment methods violated a patent obtained by MercExchange in Great Falls, Va. A judge had ordered eBay to pay $29.5 million in lost licensing fees and damages.
The Supreme Court will hear eBay’s appeal next spring. Meanwhile, a bill in Congress, inspired in part by this case, would make it harder for patent holders to get court orders to stop the sale of products that potentially infringe on their patents.
The Supreme Court said Monday it will take a patent case involving eBay Inc. and a small Virginia business.
A federal appeals court had said that eBay’s fixed-price auctions and some of its online payment methods violated a patent obtained by MercExchange in Great Falls, Va. A judge had ordered eBay to pay $29.5 million in lost licensing fees and damages.
The Supreme Court will hear eBay’s appeal next spring. Meanwhile, a bill in Congress, inspired in part by this case, would make it harder for patent holders to get court orders to stop the sale of products that potentially infringe on their patents.
The Supreme Court said Monday it will take a patent case involving eBay Inc. and a small Virginia business.
A federal appeals court had said that eBay’s fixed-price auctions and some of its online payment methods violated a patent obtained by MercExchange in Great Falls, Va. A judge had ordered eBay to pay $29.5 million in lost licensing fees and damages.
The Supreme Court will hear eBay’s appeal next spring. Meanwhile, a bill in Congress, inspired in part by this case, would make it harder for patent holders to get court orders to stop the sale of products that potentially infringe on their patents.
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