Cork firm Everseen accuses US giant Walmart of stealing its technology

Firm claims Walmart grew unhappy having to rely on its technology and used trade secrets to develop its own version

Walmart said it takes the intellectual property rights of others seriously. 'We will respond in court as appropriate.'

A US court has granted permission to Cork technology company Everseen to file documents under seal in its lawsuit against supermarket giant Walmart that accuses the retail giant of stealing its technology.

Headquartered in Blackpool, Everseen develops software and artificial intelligence to monitor self-checkouts in supermarkets, detecting when items are not scanned correctly.