eBay can continue to use the popular “Buy It Now” feature on its auctions site after a judge declined to issue a permanent injunction against the online auctioneer in a patent dispute. Ruling in a case of MercExchange v. eBay, Judge Jerome B. Friedman wrote that “traditional equitable principles” do not require eBay to be barred from using the auction.
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A new ruling from the Supreme Court says that patents cannot be granted if they fail a test of obviousness. Although it may disappoint some companies with hefty patent portfolios, it’s good news for a patent system in dire need of reform.
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