This week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled in favor of Skype and eBay, affirming a judgment from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, which found that two
patents asserted against Skype and eBay are invalid. The case was filed two years ago by Peer Communications Corp., a subsidiary of Acacia Research Corp. Peer, which alleged that Skype's Internet
communications product infringed two of its patents relating to a peer-to-peer communications network.
The case reached the Federal Circuit after the district court ruled favorably for
Skype and eBay on a key claim construction term, which then led to a judgment of invalidity on both of Peer's patents. Needless to say, Skype's pretty happy about the ruling.
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