New Developments In The eBay-MercExchange "Buy It Now" Lawsuit
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03-27-2006, 09:37 AM,
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Tick tock. 2 days until the Supreme Court hears the MercExchange/eBay case
Tick tock tick tock. 2 days until the US Supreme Court hears the MercExchange/eBay case.
Quote:The United States Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday in a protracted, closely watched patent case that pits a small company called MercExchange against eBay, the online auction and marketplace. full article: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/27/techno....html?_r=1&oref=login Quote:Crushing Small Innovators full article: http://www.internetnews.com/commentary/a...hp/3594146 Quote:A patent injustice full article: http://news.ft.com/cms/s/458bbf44-bd2d-1...e2340.html |
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03-29-2006, 02:38 PM,
(This post was last modified: 03-29-2006, 02:42 PM by regic.)
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eBay-MercExchange "Buy It Now" Lawsuit At the Supreme Court Today
eBay vs. MercExchange at Supreme Court today.
Quote:Worst Case Scenario [for Ebay and Ebay sellers] full article: http://auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y06/m03/i29/s02 Quote:New precedent http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4856370.stm |
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03-29-2006, 03:52 PM,
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Re: New Developments In The eBay-MercExchange "Buy It Now" Lawsuit
Boy if this judge made a ruling today (highly unlikely) and that was to uphold
what the jury had already found that eBay did in fact infringed on MercExchanges patent. and If this judge followed the usual rule and ORDERS an immediate injunction. That should make for some great entertainment. I'm not holding my breath on all these Ifs and as an independent web site operator, I'm not sure how it would impact my business. Well yea I am. More people will buy from all of us because ebay will not be able to use Buy It Now anymore. Now you see why ebay has this Express plan in the waiting? It's their contingency plan IF in fact they are FORCED to STOP using another mans product with out proper compensation. I'll bet the Express team already have the pp shopping cart software ready to go in and replace ALL BIN's at a moments notice. Then they will announce. Quote:After careful consideration and input from the community
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03-29-2006, 06:35 PM,
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Re: New Developments In The eBay-MercExchange "Buy It Now" Lawsuit
Quote:Boy if this judge made a ruling today (highly unlikely) I read the earliest a decision will be announced is June. |
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03-29-2006, 10:28 PM,
(This post was last modified: 03-29-2006, 10:32 PM by accentnepal.)
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Re: New Developments In The eBay-MercExchange "Buy It Now" Lawsuit
Well the news from the court is not good for Meg and co:
Quote:"Several of the justices expressed skepticism during oral arguments about eBay's contention that a federal appeals court had made it too easy for patent owners to get injunctions barring the use of their technologies. Note that the Supreme Court is only considering if there is to be an injunction stopping the use of "buy it now", there are a number of other parts of this case still pending - some of them may go to the Supreme Court also. Hey Meg --- pay the guy off and be done with it! [quote author=xppman link=topic=564.msg11581#msg11581 date=1143647528] Now you see why ebay has this Express plan in the waiting? It's their contingency plan IF in fact they are FORCED to STOP using another mans product with out proper compensation.[/quote] I think you are right about that.
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03-29-2006, 11:42 PM,
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Re: New Developments In The eBay-MercExchange "Buy It Now" Lawsuit
accentnepal
We will see.
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03-30-2006, 01:14 AM,
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Re: New Developments In The eBay-MercExchange "Buy It Now" Lawsuit
Quote:It's nearly impossible to discern how the justices will vote based on their remarks during oral arguments, and whether they agree with the validity of the disputed patent may not even come into play. Some members of the court did express sympathy with MercExchange's position, and most of them indicated that injunctions are an important right for inventors. http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1040_22-60555...tag=st.num This is MercExchange's patent: United States Patent 5,845,265, December 1, 1998 . The patent was filed on November 7, 1995 and granted on December 1, 1998. |
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03-30-2006, 11:52 AM,
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Re: New Developments In The eBay-MercExchange "Buy It Now" Lawsuit
More analysis of yesterday's Supreme Court hearing
Quote:When first-rate advocates face off in a Supreme Court argument, it often is difficult to say who had the better of the argument, or who came closest to winning a majority. In fact, only one thing emerged conclusively from the argument Wednesday in EBay v. Mercexchange (05-130) -- the Court is not about to interpret the Patent Act so as to penalize patent "trolls" with lesser remedies for infringement. The "troll issue" only provided a bit of merriment in an otherwise serious hearing... full article: http://www.scotusblog.com/movabletype/ar...o_pen.html Quote:EBay Inc. got a mixed reception from the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday in a patent-infringement case that could have major implications for the technology and pharmaceutical industries. full article: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...09DC28.DTL |
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03-31-2006, 10:17 AM,
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Re: New Developments In The eBay-MercExchange "Buy It Now" Lawsuit
Quote:the Court is not about to interpret the Patent Act so as to penalize patent "trolls" with lesser remedies for infringement. The "troll issue" only provided a bit of merriment in an otherwise serious hearing... mileyyoyo: mileyyoyo: mileyyoyo: mileyyoyo: mileyyoyo: THE TROLLS WON!
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03-31-2006, 11:52 PM,
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Re: New Developments In The eBay-MercExchange "Buy It Now" Lawsuit
I thought Meg, Bill, and Pierre were the trolls. :twistedevil:
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