Amazon Wins Appeals Court Ruling in Cordance Patent Fight
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Amazon.com Inc., the world’s largest online retailer, won a federal appeals court ruling that patent claims brought by software maker Cordance Corp. related to one-click shopping and customer feedback procedures were not valid, reversing a decision by a trial judge.
The ruling today from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington reinstated a verdict by a federal jury in Delaware. The jury found that while elements of a Cordance patent had been infringed by Amazon, the claims were invalid. The trial judge later reversed the finding on infringement, leading to Amazon’s appeal.