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eBay guilty Of Patent Infringement, Ordered To Pay

Posted by timothy on from the cure-worse-than-disease dept.

theodp writes "Remember that patent infringement lawsuit brought against eBay? A U.S. District Court jury just ordered the online auction house to pay $35 million for infringing on patents for programs and procedures to operate an Internet-based auction."

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  1. More Frivolous Lawsuits, McDonalds by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    If lawyers refused to participate in frivolous lawsuits, imagine how much better things would be.

    Remember that ultimate in silly frivolous lawsuits when someone spilled hot coffee on herself, and made McDonald's pay for her own clumsiness.