Internet Patent Owner Loses High Court Bid to Revive Suit
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The U.S. Supreme Court rebuffed an electronic-commerce patent owner’s effort to revive a $2.5 million verdict against Internet retailer Newegg Inc., in a case with implications for dozens of other companies.
The justices refused to hear closely held Soverain Software LLC’s appeal of a lower court ruling that its technology was too obvious to qualify for patent protection. Soverain also has sued other companies that sell products online, including Oracle Corp., EBay Inc., Best Buy Co. and Macy’s Inc.