ACT Applauds Decision in eBay Patent Case

ACT Responds to Supreme Court Decision in eBay Patent Case

Decision Restores Balance While Preserving Incentives for Small Companies

Washington – The Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) applauded the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of eBay et. al. v. MercExchange L.L.C. today.  In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled that judges are not required to automatically prevent a company from shipping a product that violates patent rights.

“Today’s decision by the Supreme Court restores balance to the system while preserving the incentives to invent for small business.  The Court specifically recognized and protected the important role that patent licensing plays for individual inventors, small firms, and university researchers,” said ACT executive director Morgan Reed.