https://freerepublic.com/tag/thomaswoolston/ en-us Tue, 10 Jun 2003 00:37:08 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/926031/posts By MATTHEW BARAKATAP Business Writer Published June 9, 2003 GREAT FALLS, Va. -- Thomas Woolston's recent $35 million victory in a patent infringement suit against Internet colossus eBay has brought both vindication and vilification. The vindication comes from the decisiveness of the jury's verdict after an exhaustive five-week trial. The jury gave the northern Virginia inventor's tiny company, Great Falls-based MercExchange, nearly everything it asked for, and found that eBay's infringement had been "willful," meaning the judge can triple the $35 million award. Hampton Roads Daily Press https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/926031/posts#comment Tue, 10 Jun 2003 00:37:08 GMT