Yesterday, a company called XPRT Ventures filed a patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation suit against eBay EBAY for $3.8 billion. The company claims that eBay “unfairly stole the idea and method of payment used in eBay’s PayPal and similar electronic payment systems” from two inventors who were granted six patents in the area.
via Patent Troll Targets eBay — But Might Tar Whitman As Well | BNET Technology Blog | BNET.
