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The most important technology news, developments and trends with insightful Still, the move by Amazon to settle the case was a no brainer, said Peter Vogel,
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Amazon has settled a patent infringement lawsuit brought
by Soverain Software for $40 million, according to documents filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday.
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Amazons decision to settle the case could have ominous implications for other Web businesses, depending on how IBM chooses to enforce its patents.
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Terms include "a one-time payment of $40 million in the third quarter of
2005, dismissal of all claims and counterclaims, mutual releases, and a
non-exclusive license to Soverain's patent portfolio," the retail giant said
in its filing.
Soverain brought the action against Amazon in January 2004 in U.S. District
Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
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Technology News: Business: IBM Sues Amazon for Patent Infringement::
Last summer, Amazon also agreed to pay $40 million to settle a patent claim made Patent cases can take years to unfold and companies often run the risk of
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The privately held company makes e-commerce software and has added to its
own product in recent years with acquisitions of Open Market and divine. It
focuses on large companies in publishing, banking and telecommunications.
Soverain is based in Chicago and has development and support teams in
Burlington, Mass., and Hyderabad, India.
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Patently unfair?::
One extraordinary case involves a patent-infringement lawsuit brought earlier Riedingers firm represents Amazon.com in its case against barnesandnoble.com.
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Amazon has found itself embroiled in a number of patent disputes -- both as
plaintiff and defendant -- over the years with large competitors and
smaller software shops like Soverain.
For example, the Seattle-based company
is in litigation with Cendant, the owner of Orbitz and other sites.
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