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EBay Fined $29.5M in Patent Case

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the absolutely-ridiculous-patents dept.

pigreco314 writes "As reported by Washington Post and many others a federal judge Wednesday ordered online auction house eBay to pay $29.5 million to a Virginia inventor (former CIA engineer) who accused the company of stealing his ideas." This case has been going going on for awhile, but this looks to have some finality. Patenting "Buy it Now" is almost as stupid as One Click Shopping.

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  1. Re:How long, oh Lord? by warpSpeed · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Somebody please mod the parent "redundant," since the same fucking joke has been made in every patent story for the last year?

    Somebody please mod the parent "redundant," since the same fucking joke^H^H^H^H complaint has been made in every patent story for the last year?

    I'm, going to patent the idea of bitching on /. about redundant stories. Obligitory note of sarcasm: "Oh, your new here, right?"

    Insightful? Paaalease...