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Amazon Pays $40m to Settle Patent Case

malebolgia   on 12 August 2005 - 19:29 · 5 comments & 831 views

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Amazon has settled its 12-month legal case with Soverain Software with a payment of $40m, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Amazon's papers reveal that it made "a one-time payment of $40m in the third quarter of 2005, dismissal of all claims and counterclaims, mutual releases, and a non-exclusive licence to Soverain's patent portfolio".

News source: vnunet.com


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eVGA is offering two models of their 7800GT. The first is essentially a reference card with an eVGA branded cooler slapped on. It has the default 400/1000 clocks and comes only with the standard-faire bundle items such as DVI-D-sub adapters, VIVO connectors, and a power splitter. The second model comes pre-overclocked to 445/1076 and ships with the full version of EA's Battlefield 2. eVGA has also recently introduced a lifetime warranty on its cards.

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Look for more cards to be added as information becomes available.

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(2 replies) #1 Trix on 12 Aug 2005 - 19:40
patent case? what did amazon infringe on?
#1.1 punchdrunk28 on 12 Aug 2005 - 20:22
Yeah, not a very good newspost, IMO.
No disrespect intended.
#1.2 JamesNQ on 12 Aug 2005 - 20:36
Amazon used Soverain's software for shopping carts etc. illegally, and Soverain filed the court case. If you read the link, it's all there.
(1 reply) #2 omnpge00 on 12 Aug 2005 - 20:45
im sorry.. but I dont understand anything that Deren Smith said in this article................
#2.1 TruBD on 12 Aug 2005 - 21:05
Soverain filed a case against Amazon in January last year for intellectual property theft, and jury selection was due to start next week. Amazon has also agreed to license some of Soverain's software as part of the deal.

Soverain sued over illegal use of its software for online payments, shopping carts and identification of users. The company won a large payout from clothing chain Gap last year in a similar case.

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