Legal Opinion
MercExchange, L.L.C. v. eBay, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided August 6, 2003No. CIV.A. 2:01CV736PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND OPINION
FRIEDMAN, District Judge.
Currently before the court are ten post-trial motions in the above-styled case; seven filed by the plaintiff and three filed by the defendants. Each motion is addressed separately below.
I. Background
On May 27, 2003, after a five-week jury trial, the jury returned a verdict finding the defendants liable for $35 million for willfully infringing the plaintiffs patents, U.S. Patent Nos. 6,085,176 (“the 176 pat ent”) and 5,845,265 (“the ’265 patent”). The court has previously discussed the nature and detail of the litigation and as such, will not reiterate…
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