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| + | '''eBay v. MercExchange''' is a case decided in 2006 by the [[US Supreme Court]]. | ||
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| + | [[Public Patent Foundation]] summarised this ruling thusly: | ||
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| + | ''[T]he Supreme Court agreed with PUBPAT and unanimously reversed the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's previous habit of automatically granting injunctions in patent infringement cases. Instead, the Supreme Court held that ... [o]ne of the four factors to be considered by a court before granting a permanent injunction in the future is the impact any such injunction will have on the general public.'' | ||
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==Related pages on {{SITENAME}}== | ==Related pages on {{SITENAME}}== | ||
* [[Case law in the USA]] | * [[Case law in the USA]] | ||
* [[Patent trolls]] | * [[Patent trolls]] | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/05pdf/05-130.pdf The decision: 05-130.pdf] | * [http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/05pdf/05-130.pdf The decision: 05-130.pdf] | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBay_Inc._v._MercExchange,_L.L.C. Wikipedia: eBay Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C.] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBay_Inc._v._MercExchange,_L.L.C. Wikipedia: eBay Inc. v. MercExchange, L.L.C.] | ||
| + | * [http://www.pubpat.org/assets/files/AmicusBriefs/PUBPAT_eBay_SCt_Brief.pdf Amicus brief by Public Patent Foundation] | ||
* [http://www.technologyreview.com/BizTech/wtr_16611,311,p1.html The Software Patent Mess - Why the eBay Supreme Court case matters so much], by Sam Williams | * [http://www.technologyreview.com/BizTech/wtr_16611,311,p1.html The Software Patent Mess - Why the eBay Supreme Court case matters so much], by Sam Williams | ||
Revision as of 19:34, 15 June 2010
eBay v. MercExchange is a case decided in 2006 by the US Supreme Court.
Public Patent Foundation summarised this ruling thusly:
[T]he Supreme Court agreed with PUBPAT and unanimously reversed the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's previous habit of automatically granting injunctions in patent infringement cases. Instead, the Supreme Court held that ... [o]ne of the four factors to be considered by a court before granting a permanent injunction in the future is the impact any such injunction will have on the general public.
