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How Newegg crushed the “shopping cart” patent and saved online retail

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Re: How Newegg crushed the “shopping cart” patent and saved online retail

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Post by RexRollman »

[deleted] wrote: post #28

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This is why I believe that the defendant of a patent lawsuit should have the right to contest the validity of any patents prior to the case beginning. It wastes time and money to do it any other way.

Re: How Newegg crushed the “shopping cart” patent and saved online retail

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Post by shmerl »

michaelwww wrote: post #31

I'm in the market for a new PC and now I'm definitely buying from Newegg.

I use them all the time when I need to buy some computer hardware. Except in cases when they don't have what I need. They have excellent customer service and return policy. And seeing that they have strong stance against patent trolls gives another good reason to support them.

Re: How Newegg crushed the “shopping cart” patent and saved online retail

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Post by NoPiece »

NelsonMinar wrote: post #8

It seems unfair somehow that our whole industry benefits from Newegg individually taking on the risk and expense of bringing a patent to litigation and appeal. Maybe more patents would be challenged if there were more cooperative efforts to bust bad patents.

I agree. Next time you buy something, and have a choice between Newegg who fought and put themselves at risk, and Amazon who took the easy way out, you know who deserves your money.

Re: How Newegg crushed the “shopping cart” patent and saved online retail

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Post by [deleted] »

NelsonMinar wrote: post #8

It seems unfair somehow that our whole industry benefits from Newegg individually taking on the risk and expense of bringing a patent to litigation and appeal. Maybe more patents would be challenged if there were more cooperative efforts to bust bad patents.

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Re: How Newegg crushed the “shopping cart” patent and saved online retail

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Post by peejaybee »

Cryode wrote: post #18
c0nfused wrote: post #7

To celebrate this I am going to go buy some expensive electronics from newegg.

I was gonna say, I might not shop around to save $3 next time NewEgg has something I want. Kudos to them.

I'll go one better -- I'm not going to shop around at all next time I want something NewEgg has.

Re: How Newegg crushed the “shopping cart” patent and saved online retail

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Post by waqf »

arbuge wrote: post #9

Comparing patent trolls to bacteria would be an unforgivable and entirely unwarranted insult to bacteria everywhere. Even the plague bacterium deserves better. We need to see alot more of this happening - hopefully this will show people there is another way to go, i.e. never ever settle with a patent troll, no matter how scary the alternative may seem to be. 3 patents invalidated but thousands to go. It is disgusting…

You will never win by directing your anger at the people who are just responding to the incentives provided by the system.

Re: How Newegg crushed the “shopping cart” patent and saved online retail

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Post by waqf »

ams6110 wrote: post #17
s0rce wrote: post #11

I'm pretty amazed that the lawyers/consultants somehow came up with the Compuserve Mall as evidence.

Nothing is really new in software anymore. It only seems that way to people who are too young to recognize the old ideas that are being recycled.

s/ in software anymore//

Re: How Newegg crushed the “shopping cart” patent and saved online retail

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Post by javajosh »

NelsonMinar wrote: post #8

It seems unfair somehow that our whole industry benefits from Newegg individually taking on the risk and expense of bringing a patent to litigation and appeal. Maybe more patents would be challenged if there were more cooperative efforts to bust bad patents.

OTOH NewEgg gets some serious glory. And I am going to personally make sure that that glory turns into dollars for them.
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