EBay and MercExchange End Long Legal Fight

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EBay Inc and MercExchange LLC have settled a long-running patent lawsuit, said eBay on Thursday, ending a fight that prompted a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

In the settlement, Internet auction leader eBay will buy three patents from MercExchange needed to run its Web search, online auctions and fixed price sales, as well as other assets, for an undisclosed sum, eBay said in a statement.

EBay and MercExchange End Long Legal Fight [uk.reuters.com]

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good I hope they pay out the yeyang I assume Ebay thought it was ok to steal another compaines work and hire enough lawyers to get out of it.

Ya for the underdog