U.S. Supreme Court Hears eBay Case Wednesday

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday March 28, 2006 @02:23AM from the moving-on-up dept.

siddesu wrote to mention an article on CNN Money about the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court patent suit involving eBay. We've previously mentioned the case. The SCOTUS will hear opening arguments on Wednesday, March 29th. From the article: "Lawyers for eBay and small e-commerce company MercExchange will square off over whether eBay should be barred from using its popular 'Buy it Now' feature, which infringes on two MercExchange patents. The case is being closely watched to see if the high court will scale back the right of patent holders to get an injunction barring infringers from using their technologies. Software companies complain they can be held for ransom by owners of questionable patents while drugmakers oppose any weakening of patent rights, which they say would chill their investment in new medicines."

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Re:Software vs. Drugs by Anonymous Coward · 2006-03-28 02:50 · Score: 0, Troll

Now, I'm the last guy that thinks drug companies are "nice guys" in the prices they charge, but in patent cases, I have to side with them.

Not "nice guys?" They're thugs and thieves. They wrote the new Federal prescription program. They are continually fighting for the ability to charge those in the U.S. more than they charge in any other country.

I don't give their voice much credibility when discussing our justice system.