Philadelphia - Internet auction site EBay is being sued for $3.8-billion for allegedly infringing on patents held by XPRT Ventures for its payment systems.
XPRT Ventures, which represents holders of the patents, on Tuesday sued eBay and its subsidiaries - PayPay, Bill Me Later, Shopping.com and StubHub. The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court in Delaware.
XPRT, based in Greenwich, Connecticut, accuses eBay of violating six patents that let shoppers make purchases online using alternative forms of payment instead of their credit cards, among other processes.
EBay did not immediately return a call for comment.
XPRT's attorneys say the patent holders aren't seeking an injunction but want to be "fairly compensated" for - their ideas. Sapa-AP