08-28-2006, 03:49 PM
eBay and Skype sued for the 3rd time this Summer: 2 patent infringement lawsuits and a RICO (racketeering) suit. 
full article: http://internetandclassactionlaw.blogspo...atent.html
copy of the lawsuit: http://www.collinslaw.com/blogdocs/skype.pdf
Quote:Peer Communications has filed a lawsuit against eBay and Skype for patent infringement. The lawsuit alleges that Defendants infringe through peer-to-peer communications products and services commonly known as skype...
Peer alleges that eBay and Skype have infringed upon a patent entitled Uniform Network Access...
full article: http://internetandclassactionlaw.blogspo...atent.html
copy of the lawsuit: http://www.collinslaw.com/blogdocs/skype.pdf