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EBay Finally Settles Patent Suit

Will buy three patents as part of agreement with MercExchange

By Laila Weir, Newser User

Posted Feb 29, 2008 12:17 PM CST

(Newser) – After years of legal battling that escalated to the Supreme Court, eBay has settled a patent-infringement lawsuit by e-commerce technology company MercExchange. The companies aren’t revealing the financial terms, but eBay will buy the three patents that led to the suit. The auction giant... Read full story »

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