eBay in patent fight over ‘Buy It Now’ (The State)

eBay in patent fight over ‘Buy It Now’ (The State)
A small Virginia company in a patent fight with eBay Inc. asked a federal judge Tuesday to stop the online auction powerhouse from using its “Buy It Now” feature allowing shoppers to buy items at a fixed price. A federal jury found in 2003 that eBay had infringed Great Falls-based MercExchange LLC’s patent. But last year, the U.S. Supreme Court handed a victory to patent-reform advocates when it …