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This excerpt taken from the EBAY 10-K filed Feb 17, 2010.

We are subject to patent litigation.

We have repeatedly been sued for allegedly infringing other parties’ patents. Some of these ongoing suits are described under the heading “Item 3 — Legal Proceedings” below. We are a defendant in other patent suits and we have been notified of several other potential patent disputes, and expect that we will increasingly be subject to patent infringement claims involving various aspects of our Marketplaces and Payments segments as our services expand in scope and complexity. These claims, whether meritorious or not, are time consuming and costly to resolve, and could require expensive changes in our methods of doing business, could require us to enter into costly royalty or licensing agreements, or could require us to cease conducting certain operations.

This excerpt taken from the EBAY 10-Q filed Apr 28, 2009.

We are subject to patent litigation.

We have repeatedly been sued for allegedly infringing other parties’ patents. Some of these ongoing suits are described under the heading “Item 1 — Legal Proceedings,” above. We are a defendant in other patent suits and we have been notified of several other potential patent disputes, and expect that we will increasingly be subject to patent infringement claims involving various aspects of our Marketplaces, Payments and Communications segments as our services expand in scope and complexity. These claims, whether meritorious or not, are time consuming and costly to resolve, and could require expensive changes in our methods of doing business, could require us to enter into costly royalty or licensing agreements, or could require us to cease conducting certain operations.

These excerpts taken from the EBAY 10-K filed Feb 20, 2009.
We are subject to patent litigation.
 
We have repeatedly been sued for allegedly infringing other parties’ patents. Some of these ongoing suits are described under the heading “Item 3 — Legal Proceedings,” below. We are a defendant in other patent suits and we have been notified of several other potential patent disputes, and expect that we will increasingly be subject to patent infringement claims involving various aspects of our Marketplaces, Payments and Communications businesses as our services expand in scope and complexity. These claims, whether meritorious or not, are time consuming and costly to resolve, and could require expensive changes in our methods of doing business, could require us to enter into costly royalty or licensing agreements, or could require us to cease conducting certain operations.
 
We are
subject to patent litigation.



 



We have repeatedly been sued for allegedly infringing other
parties’ patents. Some of these ongoing suits are described
under the heading “Item 3 — Legal
Proceedings,” below. We are a defendant in other patent
suits and we have been notified of several other potential
patent disputes, and expect that we will increasingly be subject
to patent infringement claims involving various aspects of our
Marketplaces, Payments and Communications businesses as our
services expand in scope and complexity. These claims, whether
meritorious or not, are time consuming and costly to resolve,
and could require expensive changes in our methods of doing
business, could require us to enter into costly royalty or
licensing agreements, or could require us to cease conducting
certain operations.


 




This excerpt taken from the EBAY 10-Q filed Oct 23, 2008.
We are subject to patent litigation.
 
We have repeatedly been sued for allegedly infringing other parties’ patents. Some of these ongoing suits are described under the heading “Item 1 — Legal Proceedings,” above. We are a defendant in other patent suits and we have been notified of several other potential patent disputes, and expect that we will increasingly be subject to patent infringement claims as our services expand in scope and complexity. In particular, we expect that we may face additional patent infringement claims involving various aspects of our Marketplaces, Payments and Communications segments. These claims, whether meritorious or not, are time consuming and costly to resolve, and could require expensive changes in our methods of doing business, could require us to enter into costly royalty or licensing agreements, or could require us to cease conducting certain operations.
 
This excerpt taken from the EBAY 10-Q filed Jul 24, 2008.
We are subject to patent litigation.
 
We have repeatedly been sued for allegedly infringing other parties’ patents. Some of these ongoing suits are described under the heading “Item 1 — Legal Proceedings,” above. We are a defendant in other patent suits and we have been notified of several other potential patent disputes, and expect that we will increasingly be subject to patent infringement claims as our services expand in scope and complexity. In particular, we expect that we may face additional patent infringement claims involving various aspects of our Marketplaces, Payments and Communications segments. These claims, whether meritorious or not, are time consuming and costly to resolve, and could require expensive changes in our methods of doing business, could require us to enter into costly royalty or licensing agreements, or could require us to cease conducting certain operations.
 
This excerpt taken from the EBAY 10-Q filed Apr 24, 2008.
We are subject to patent litigation.
 
We have repeatedly been sued for allegedly infringing other parties’ patents. Some of these ongoing suits are described under the heading “Item 1: Legal Proceedings,” above. We are a defendant in other patent suits and we have been notified of several other potential patent disputes, and expect that we will increasingly be subject to patent infringement claims as our services expand in scope and complexity. In particular, we expect that we may face additional patent infringement claims involving various aspects of our Marketplaces, Payments and Communications segments. These claims, whether meritorious or not, are time consuming and costly to resolve, and could require expensive changes in our methods of doing business, could require us to enter into costly royalty or licensing agreements, or could require us to cease conducting certain operations.
 
This excerpt taken from the EBAY 10-Q filed Apr 24, 2008.
We are subject to patent litigation.
 
We have repeatedly been sued for allegedly infringing other parties’ patents. Some of these ongoing suits are described under the heading “Item 1: Legal Proceedings,” above. We are a defendant in other patent suits and we have been notified of several other potential patent disputes, and expect that we will increasingly be subject to patent infringement claims as our services expand in scope and complexity. In particular, we expect that we may face additional patent infringement claims involving various aspects of our Marketplaces, Payments and Communications segments. These claims, whether meritorious or not, are time consuming and costly to resolve, and could require expensive changes in our methods of doing business, could require us to enter into costly royalty or licensing agreements, or could require us to cease conducting certain operations.
 
These excerpts taken from the EBAY 10-K filed Feb 29, 2008.
We are subject to patent litigation.
 
We have repeatedly been sued for allegedly infringing other parties’ patents. Some of these ongoing suits are described under the heading “Item 3: Legal Proceedings,” below. We are a defendant in other patent suits and we have been notified of several other potential patent disputes, and expect that we will increasingly be subject to patent infringement claims as our services expand in scope and complexity. In particular, we expect that we may face


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additional patent infringement claims involving various aspects of our Marketplaces, Payments and Communications segments. These claims, whether meritorious or not, are time consuming and costly to resolve, and could require expensive changes in our methods of doing business, could require us to enter into costly royalty or licensing agreements, or could require us to cease conducting certain operations.
 
We are
subject to patent litigation.



 



We have repeatedly been sued for allegedly infringing other
parties’ patents. Some of these ongoing suits are described
under the heading “Item 3: Legal Proceedings,”
below. We are a defendant in other patent suits and we have been
notified of several other potential patent disputes, and expect
that we will increasingly be subject to patent infringement
claims as our services expand in scope and complexity. In
particular, we expect that we may face





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additional patent infringement claims involving various aspects
of our Marketplaces, Payments and Communications segments. These
claims, whether meritorious or not, are time consuming and
costly to resolve, and could require expensive changes in our
methods of doing business, could require us to enter into costly
royalty or licensing agreements, or could require us to cease
conducting certain operations.


 




This excerpt taken from the EBAY 10-Q filed Oct 29, 2007.
We are subject to patent litigation.
 
We have repeatedly been sued for allegedly infringing other parties’ patents. Some of these suits are ongoing, and some of the ongoing suits are described under the heading “Item 1: Legal Proceedings,” above. We are a defendant in other patent suits and we have been notified of several other potential patent disputes, and expect that we will increasingly be subject to patent infringement claims as our services expand in scope and complexity. In particular, we expect that we may face additional patent infringement claims involving various aspects of our Marketplaces, Payments and Communications businesses. These claims, whether meritorious or not, are time consuming and costly to resolve, and could require expensive changes in our methods of doing business, could require us to enter into costly royalty or licensing agreements, or could require us to cease conducting certain operations.
 
This excerpt taken from the EBAY 10-Q filed Jul 27, 2007.
We are subject to patent litigation.
 
We have repeatedly been sued for allegedly infringing other parties’ patents. Some of these suits are ongoing, and some of the ongoing suits are described under the heading “Item 1: Legal Proceedings,” above. We are a defendant in other patent suits and we have been notified of several other potential patent disputes, and expect that we will increasingly be subject to patent infringement claims as our services expand in scope and complexity. In particular, we expect that we may face additional patent infringement claims involving various aspects of our Marketplaces, Payments and Communications businesses. These claims, whether meritorious or not, are time consuming and costly to resolve, and could require expensive changes in our methods of doing business, could require us to enter into costly royalty or licensing agreements, or could require us to cease conducting certain operations.
 
This excerpt taken from the EBAY 10-Q filed Apr 25, 2007.
We are subject to patent litigation.
 
We have repeatedly been sued for allegedly infringing other parties’ patents. Some of these suits are ongoing, as described under the heading “Item 1: Legal Proceedings,” above. We are a defendant in other patent suits and we have been notified of several other potential patent disputes, and expect that we will increasingly be subject to patent infringement claims as our services expand in scope and complexity. In particular, we expect that we may face additional patent infringement claims involving various aspects of our Marketplaces, Payments and Communications businesses. These claims, whether meritorious or not, are time consuming and costly to resolve, and could require expensive changes in our methods of doing business, or could require us to enter into costly royalty or licensing agreements.
 
This excerpt taken from the EBAY 10-K filed Feb 28, 2007.
We are subject to patent litigation.
 
We have repeatedly been sued for allegedly infringing other parties’ patents. Some of these suits are ongoing, as described under the heading “Item 3: Legal Proceedings,” below. We have been notified of several other potential patent disputes, and expect that we will increasingly be subject to patent infringement claims as our services expand in scope and complexity. In particular, we expect that we may face additional patent infringement claims involving various aspects of our Payments and Communications businesses. These claims, whether meritorious or not, are time consuming and costly to resolve, and could require expensive changes in our methods of doing business, or could require us to enter into costly royalty or licensing agreements.


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