WorldAuctions.com Being Sued by eBay for Infringment

Attorney David Fish of The Collins Law Firm reports on his blog,
Internet and Class Action Law, that eBay has filed a lawsuit against
WorldAuctions.com in the Northern District of California alleging that
the Internet site infringes on its auction system.

Fish links to eBay’s complaint, which includes allegations that the
site asked new users to “migrate” eBay feedback ratings to
WorldAuctions. eBay prohibits users from using eBay feedback outside of
the eBay system.

In its lawsuit, filed September 1, 2006, eBay also lists nine eBay
User IDs it attributes to the defendants and alleges that those User
IDs were used to advertise the defendants’ site on eBay blogs and
message boards. eBay also alleges those IDs were used to “bid on
numerous items offered for sale by auction on the eBay Web site,” but
failed to make payments to sellers for winning bids.