On November 20, 2002, the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) sued Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) for alleged infringement of copyrights held by NYMEX in the settlement prices of its natural gas and light sweet crude oil futures contracts. ICE allegedly copied the prices in establishing its own derivatives contracts. For additional information, visit: http://www.forbes.com/markets/newswire/2002/11/21/rtr803160.html

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