In the lawsuit, lawyers for XPRT Ventures claimed that it shared details of its online payments system with the company after eBay signed a confidentiality agreement, only to find that the retail giant later applied for patents for that same technology. The application was denied because of XPRT's prior patents, the lawsuit said.
The lawsuit named PayPal, as well as other eBay subsidiaries BillMeLater, Shopping.com, and StubHub, as defendants in the lawsuit.
eBay said the case was without merit. "We are reviewing the complaint filed today," an eBay representative said. "We believe it is without merit, and intend to defend ourselves vigorously."
Published 15 July 2010, 04:35 IST