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InternetNews March 13, 2006 Roy Mark	Feds Side Against eBay in Patent Case The United States government is siding with a Virginia patent holder that eBay willfully infringed on its patents and should be barred from using its popular "Buy It Now" feature, which allows a buyer to purchase an item at a set price.
InternetNews May 15, 2006 Roy Mark	Supreme Court Sides With eBay The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that both a district and a federal appeals court erred in determining whether a permanent injunction is due to MercExchange in its patent-infringement battle with online auction giant eBay.
InternetNews March 17, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas	Ebay Hit on Patent Infringement An appeals court throws out one MercExchange patent, upholds rest of lower court ruling.
InternetNews March 30, 2005 Tim Gray	EBay Wins Patent Ruling If the action is upheld it would invalidate the MercExchange patent that led to a $25 million judgment against eBay over the "Buy It Now" feature.
InternetNews February 28, 2008	eBay, MercExchange Settle Long Legal Fight eBay and MercExchange have settled a long-running patent lawsuit, said eBay on Thursday, ending a fight that prompted a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
InternetNews December 12, 2007	eBay Plans Patent Infringement Appeal eBay wants to go another round in its patent fight with MercExchange.
InternetNews May 15, 2006 Roy Mark	High Court Bounces Buy It Now Injunction Justices rule eBay may continue to offer service and orders a new review of permanent injunction sought by MercExchange.
InternetNews July 30, 2007 Nicholas Carlson	Court Denies Injunction of eBay's Buy It Now In a protracted legal battle, MercExchange fails to demonstrate that eBay's use of the Buy It Now function creates 'irreparable harm.'
InternetNews March 29, 2006 Roy Mark	eBay Urges High Court to 'Buy It Now' Online auction giant eBay told the Supreme Court today that a permanent injunction against its Buy It Now feature is unnecessary and unwarranted, contending that money damages alone could atone for the company's proven patent infringement.
Entrepreneur September 2006 Jane Easter Bahls	Toppling Trolls Patent trolls take a hit in a Supreme Court ruling.
InternetNews February 28, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	eBay, MercExchange Bury The Hatchet eBay said that it would purchase the three patents from MercExchange, putting to rest a long-running legal squabble that dates back to September 2001.
InternetNews March 24, 2006 Roy Mark	Crushing Small Innovators Next week's Supreme Court hearing between MercExchange and eBay underscores Silicon Valley's indifference to the little guy's patent rights.
The Motley Fool May 17, 2006 Rich Duprey	A Patently Offensive Ruling? eBay vs. MercExchange was the wrong ruling in the right case. Rather than balancing the power between "patent trolls" and innovation, this ruling could end up tipping the scales against small-time inventors who lack the resources to challenge corporations that usurp a patent's advancements.
The Motley Fool May 16, 2006 Tom Taulli	A Supreme Mandate on Injunctions A Supreme Court decision sets a landmark precedent on how far patent holders can push tech companies. RIMM-like mega judgments might be a thing of the past. And that's definitely a nice thing for investors in eBay this time, and tech investors overall.
InternetNews March 3, 2006 Roy Mark	Trolling for Patents Patent infringement claims are easy to make and difficult to disprove.
InternetNews January 30, 2007 Roy Mark	Second Look For Dynamic Web Patents The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will review two patents held by EpicRealm, a Texas firm that has filed a number of infringement lawsuits against companies employing dynamic Web technology.
InternetNews June 25, 2007 Roy Mark	Court Raises Possible Vonage Injunction Relief Vonage tells appeals court that an injunction isn't necessary even if court upholds the VoIP provider infringed on Verizon patents.
InternetNews November 30, 2010	Microsoft's i4i Appeal Headed for Supreme Court Microsoft will get a chance to make its case to the U.S. Supreme Court, appealing the earlier patent infringement decision it lost to i4i.
The Motley Fool October 3, 2007 Rich Duprey	No Patents on Thinking ... Yet Over the years, the U.S. Patent office has patented a few too many ideas. The Supreme Court is now spending more time deciding whether a company has really infringed on a patent, rather than automatically issuing an infringement.
InternetNews August 31, 2010	Microsoft Appeals Patent Case to Supreme Court Microsoft plays out its hand in effort to reverse the USPTO's ruling that upheld the patent of Toronto-based i4i relating to a custom XML technology.
InternetNews September 29, 2009	Judge Overturns Uniloc Verdict and $388M Fine Microsoft could win the equivalent of a damages trifecta across several cases if its luck keeps up.
InternetNews May 3, 2007 Roy Mark	Court Rejects Vonage New Trial Bid A federal appeals court late Wednesday rejected Vonage's motion for a new trial in its bitter patent infringement feud with Verizon.
InternetNews December 14, 2004 Roy Mark	Court Rules RIM Infringed A federal appeals court ruled today that a district court properly determined that Research in Motion infringed on the patents on NTP, but still sent the case back to the district court for further review of damages.
InternetNews June 9, 2011	Microsoft Loses Supreme Court Patent Case Top U.S. court rules against Microsoft in i4i patent appeal.
InternetNews February 26, 2008	Court Rules on Microsoft Office Patent Case Microsoft will owe a Guatemalan inventor somewhere between 4 cents and $2 per copy of Office sold.
InternetNews November 30, 2005 Roy Mark	RIM Suffers Another BlackBerry Legal Defeat The $450 million patent dispute settlement between Research in Motion and NTP, Inc. is invalid, according to a court ruling issued Wednesday morning.
InternetNews September 4, 2009	Microsoft Gets OK to Keep Selling Word Now that the injunction is on hold, the company's next focus is on its appeal.
InternetNews April 9, 2009 Stuart J. Johnston	Microsoft's Patent Tab: $388M Ought to Do It Jury finds that Microsoft infringed a California company's activation software patent to the tune of nearly $400 million.
InternetNews March 12, 2010	Microsoft Loses Another Round in i4i Case In latest setback in patent case, appeals court reiterates that Microsoft's infringement was "willful," while both sides wait to see if the court will agree to hear Microsoft's en banc appeal.
BusinessWeek January 9, 2006 Lorraine Woellert	A Docket Packed with Patent Feuds Three key cases will shape a vast swath of the business landscape. At issue: Products, services, even ideas - and whether your BlackBerry stays connected.
InternetNews March 23, 2007 Roy Mark	Vonage Awarded Two-Week Sigh of Relief Judge orders a permanent injunction giving Vonage two weeks to stop using technology patented by Verizon.
InternetNews May 1, 2007 Roy Mark	Vonage Asks Court to Vacate Infringement Verdict Vonage late on Tuesday asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to vacate a lower court decision that the Internet telephone company infringed on patents held by Verizon.
Chemistry World January 7, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Myriad loses appeal on cancer gene test patents Myriad Genetics has lost its appeal over patents on the BRCA genes that are associated with a higher risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
InternetNews July 28, 2010	USPTO Deals Microsoft Setback in i4i Patent Case U.S. Patent and Trademark Office upholds Canadian firm i4i's patent for a custom XML editor, further narrowing Microsoft's options in a $290 million infringement case.
InternetNews May 10, 2007 Roy Mark	Vonage Playing Supreme Court Card Vonage claims a recent Supreme Court ruling will make it obvious company didn't infringe on Verizon patents.
IEEE Spectrum March 2006 Kirk Teska	The Story Behind the BlackBerry Case A single filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 1991 has caused one of the largest patent disputes in recent memory, threatening to sever more than 3 million BlackBerry subscribers from their wireless e-mail service.
InternetNews September 19, 2007 Caron Carlson	Same Patent Fight, New Patent Challenges NTP finds itself back in the patent-litigation spotlight, except it might not be as bright.
InternetNews June 9, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	Microsoft Fights For Browser Plug-Ins Redmond appeals the patent infringement ruling that barred the use of plug-ins and applets in IE.
InternetNews May 12, 2010	USPTO Upholds i4i XML Patent in Microsoft Fight Microsoft has been dealt another setback in its long-running dispute with i4i as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has determined that the Toronto firm's Custom XML patent is valid.
Information Today May 2006 George H. Pike	Feature: BlackBerry: Lawsuit and Patent Reform Whether through the courts or before Congress, the BlackBerry experience suggests that some modification of patent law is not only likely, it's necessary.
Information Today September 15, 2011 George H. Pike	Congress Enacts Patent Reform Legislation In what is being described as the most substantial overhaul of U.S. patent law in nearly 60 years, Congress passed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, patent reform legislation that has been years in the making.
InternetNews May 2, 2007	Federal Judge Approves Alcatel/Microsoft Ruling A $1.53 billion patent infringement suit against Microsoft over MP3 playback is upheld.
The Motley Fool August 31, 2011 John Grgurich	How the Patent Wars Are Hurting High-Tech Well-intentioned patent laws are threatening to stifle innovation.
Inc. June 2006 Athena Schindelheim	Great Moments In Patent History With the blockbuster BlackBerry settlement and a case involving eBay before the Supreme Court, the dowdy world of patent law is suddenly hot.
InternetNews December 23, 2009 Stuart J. Johnston	Microsoft Began Removing Word 2007 Code Early Microsoft has posted an update for PC makers that install Office 2007 on new PCs. The update removes the disputed "custom XML" feature.
InternetNews September 26, 2007 Caron Carlson	Vonage Dealt Sprint Nextel, Verizon Patent Blows VoIP provider Vonage, in the midst of Verizon appeals, takes a Sprint Nextel patent blow.
InternetNews April 2, 2010	eBay Victorious in Trademark Dispute The online auction site dodged a bullet this week after an appellate court found that it did not infringe on Tiffany & Co.'s trademark by enabling the sale of thousands of counterfeit items.
Bio-IT World June 17, 2004 Cathryn Campbell	Patent Plaintiff Perils Suing for patent infringement may seem rewarding, but you could lose even more.
InternetNews March 28, 2011	Kodak CEO Hopes for $1 Billion in Patent Suit Eastman Kodak's head told Bloomberg he thinks a patent victory in court could bring in $1 billion. Kodak sued Apple and RIM in January 2010 for what it claims is infringement of a patent it holds in the area of previewing images in iPhone and Blackberry mobile devices.
The Motley Fool March 13, 2008 Stephen Albainy-Jenei	Pfizer's Celebrex Aches and Pains The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upholds a lower court's ruling that found Teva Pharmaceutical had infringed two of Pfizer's patents for Celebrex.