(Reuters) - The ruling by the Norfolk, Virginia-based court came after the U.S. Supreme Court remanded the case back to the lower court in May of 2006, saying that the district judge must scrutinize patent cases closely before issuing an injunction barring companies from using infringing technologies.
But Judge Jerome Friedman denied eBay's request to stay proceedings on one of the two patents in the case -- governing the so-called 'Buy It Now' feature -- saying that the U.S. Supreme Court ruling had no impact on a 2003 jury verdict that could result in eBay paying $25.5 million in damages.
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But Judge Jerome Friedman denied eBay's request to stay proceedings on one of the two patents in the case -- governing the so-called 'Buy It Now' feature -- saying that the U.S. Supreme Court ruling had no impact on a 2003 jury verdict that could result in eBay paying $25.5 million in damages.
Read more at Reuters.com Business News
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