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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 November 28, 2005 Roy Mark	EBay in High Court Over Patent Dispute The United States Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear eBay's appeal of the long-running and bitter patent dispute between the online auction giant and MercExchange, a vendor of custom software for online auctions, messaging and streamcasting.
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.
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 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 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.
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 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 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 December 12, 2007	eBay Plans Patent Infringement Appeal eBay wants to go another round in its patent fight with MercExchange.
Entrepreneur September 2006 Jane Easter Bahls	Toppling Trolls Patent trolls take a hit in a Supreme Court ruling.
InternetNews March 3, 2006 Roy Mark	Trolling for Patents Patent infringement claims are easy to make and difficult to disprove.
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.
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.
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 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 October 21, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas	Patent Suit Against RIM Moves On Wireless e-mail provider Research in Motion won't get a break from NTP's patent infringement suit.
InternetNews October 26, 2005 Erin Joyce	Is a U.S. Shut Out Looming For RIM? U.S. Supreme Court ruling keeps the BlackBerry maker's patent-infringement appeal in a federal district court, with the possibility of an injunction against operating in the U.S. looming.
InternetNews January 26, 2006 Roy Mark	RIM Nears Edge of Possible Injunction A new court date gives BlackBerry maker 29 days to reach a deal with patent-holding firm NTP.
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 February 22, 2006 Roy Mark	Judge Denies Government RIM Hearing Court ignores federal request for additional hearings for government BlackBerry users.
InternetNews January 23, 2006 Roy Mark	High Court Rejects RIM's Appeal The U.S. Supreme Court Monday dealt Research in Motion another serious setback in its long-running patent infringement battle with NTP, denying the developer of the widely popular BlackBerry a high-court review of the case.
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 February 2, 2006 Tim Scannell	Patent Office Rejects NTP Patent Claims The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office yesterday issued an Action Closing Prosecution ruling rejecting all claims associated with NTP's patent-infringement lawsuit against RIM.
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 January 27, 2006 Roy Mark	Yo, BlackBerry Users: Chill Out Despite rampant speculation, cutoff of U.S. BlackBerry service is an unlikely scenario.
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.
The Motley Fool October 24, 2005 Tim Beyers	Squishing the BlackBerry A patent suit could halt sales of the popular handheld device. So, are Research In Motion shares worth the risk?
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 August 28, 2009	Dell, HP Side With Microsoft on Word Appeal Microsoft gained some help this week from its two largest PC partners who asked the court to let them join in the company's Word lawsuit as so-called "friends of the court."
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 February 24, 2006 Tim Scannell	RIM Dodges Shutdown Bullet Research in Motion's is breathing a sigh of relief following a court ruling that its BlackBerry services will not be plucked from the airwaves. At least not yet.
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 November 12, 2007 Kenneth Corbin	University, Startup Sue Google Over Database Technology A patent-infringement suit filed in a federal court in Texas last week claims the core technology behind Google's search engine misappropriates the intellectual property of a Northeastern University professor and the startup he co-founded.
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 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 April 10, 2007 Roy Mark	Vonage Appeal Set By Court For April 24 Vonage faces cutoff of new customers without a stay from U.S. Court of Appeals.
InternetNews April 18, 2007 Roy Mark	Dems, Republicans Unite on Patent Reform Identical bills introduced in House and Senate to reduce infringement awards and to change Patent Office procedures.
InternetNews May 2, 2007	Federal Judge Approves Alcatel/Microsoft Ruling A $1.53 billion patent infringement suit against Microsoft over MP3 playback is upheld.
InternetNews February 23, 2006 Tim Scannell	Shutdown Showdown For RIM Court will begin deliberations on the penalty phase of the RIM-NTP patent dispute, with a U.S. shutdown of Blackberry service hanging in the balance.
InternetNews March 31, 2005 Clint Boulton	Judge May Deny Lexar Injunction Request The $465 million award a jury granted Lexar may just negate the injunction it's now requesting against Toshiba, which was on the giving end of the award.
InternetNews December 13, 2010	Judge Dismisses Allen's Massive Patent Lawsuit In a setback for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, a federal judge has dismissed his patent lawsuit charging eight prominent technology companies with infringement, though he is eligible to refile.
InternetNews January 15, 2004 Ryan Naraine	Microsoft To Appeal Latest Browser Ruling The controversial patent spat has taken a new turn with a judge ordering Microsoft to pay $521M in damages, but waiting for an appeal.
InternetNews April 25, 2006 Nicholas Carlson	RealNetworks Looks To Squash 'Trolls' RealNetworks secured a patent to protect some of its earliest streaming technologies.
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.
The Motley Fool June 21, 2004 Tom Taulli	Research In Motion's Gamble The maker of BlackBerry devices finds itself in a classic catch-22. Uncertaintly over the NTP lawsuit made it hard for RIM to sign partners.
Fast Company January 2006 Jennifer Reingold	Squashing the BlackBerry? Once you've gotten your hands on a BlackBerry, the wireless email device now carried by more than 3 million people across the country, life is never the same.
InternetNews March 3, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	eBay Warns of Revenue Risks In SEC filing, eBay outlines maps out the rocky road ahead in 2008.
Information Today September 2008 Keith Kupferschmid	No Silver Lining in Tiffany's Infringement Case Is eBay liable for direct or contributory trademark infringement when individual sellers post auction listings on the site to sell counterfeit products?