Does Anyone Own the Idea of Online Auctions?

Internet auction house faces lawsuit by inventor

By Nathaniel Wice Wednesday, Jan. 13, 1999
    • Patent disputes are erupting over online auctions just as they emerge as a killer app for sites such as Ebay and Onsale. The latest conflict pits comer Priceline.com against a Virginia inventor who claims he got to the patent office a year and a half earlier. MORE>>