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PanIP Drops E-commerce Patent Lawsuits

Posted by timothy on from the mighty-noble dept.

Darlok writes "Back in October 2002, PanIP sued 50 small businesses, claiming patents over basic E-commerce functions. One of the defendents set up a group defense fund, and in the last week, contributors to that fund have been notified by e-mail and this notice on the fund's homepage that PanIP has agreed to drop its lawsuits without any licenses being issued. The U.S. Patent Office is currently reviewing the patents in question. Hopefully this will set some sort of precedent ..."

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  1. Re:And who wins again? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Who the hell should win assrod? Lawyers are also here to defend people who are going to get fucked by other lawyers, so maybe you should be glad they are around. Just because you have no potential in any aspect of your life doesn't mean you should sit around posting one-line posts void of all content to this shitty site. GEEZ!