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The post-Bilski Business Method Patent Hell Begins: eBay Sued for $3.8 Billion Patent Infringement re E-Commerce Payment Systems & Methods

By Andis Kaulins

One of the things that Supreme Court Justices sometimes do not seem to understand is that a stupid decision on their part can have disastrous consequences for society, even though it may be a boon to the legal system in providing ever more work for the lawyers.

The ill-advised "business method patent OK" handed out by the majority in the SCOTUS Bilski case decision will surely engender a string of business method patent suits the likes of which the legal world has never seen before.

We refer here now to the Paper Chase at JURIST and a report by Ann Riley that eBay has been sued for $3.8 billion in a patent infringement case involving e-commerce payment systems and methods.

Details of the suit can be found in a July 13, 2010 Kelley Drye Press Release titled XPRT Files $3.8 Billion Lawsuit Against eBay Charging Patent Infringement and Misappropriation of Trade Secrets.

The gates of patent hell have been opened wide by the Supremes and now all business methods are fair game in the patent wars -- this is just the beginning.

Full post as published by LawPundit on July 16, 2010 (boomark / email).