Press Release Source: CyberSource Corporation
CyberSource Sues Retail Decisions for Patent Infringement
Friday August 13, 8:00 am ET
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CyberSource Corporation (Nasdaq: CYBS - News) announced today that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Retail Decisions, Inc. and Retail Decisions plc. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California.
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The complaint alleges that Retail Decisions' eBitGuard product uses technology covered by U.S. Patent No. 6,029,154, "Method and System for Detecting Fraud in a Credit Card Transaction Over the Internet." The application for the patent was filed in July 1997 and the patent was issued to CyberSource in February 2000.
CyberSource is asking the court to enjoin Retail Decisions from infringing CyberSource's patent as well as for an award of damages adequate to compensate CyberSource for the harm resulting from Retail Decisions' infringement and treble damages based upon Retail Decisions' willful infringement.
About CyberSource
CyberSource Corporation is a leading provider of electronic payment and risk management solutions. CyberSource solutions enable electronic payment processing for Web, call center/IVR, and POS environments and manage fraud risk associated with card-not-present transactions. CyberSource Professional Services designs, integrates, and optimizes enterprise-wide commerce transaction systems. Over 4000 businesses use CyberSource solutions, including half of the Dow Jones Industrial companies. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and has sales and service offices in Japan, the United Kingdom, and other locations in the United States. For more information, please visit CyberSource's web site at www.cybersource.com or email info@cybersource.com.
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