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21 October 2016Patents

Uber sued over location-sharing technology

Mobile communication company X One has filed a complaint against Uber Technologies for allegedly infringing its patents centring on location-sharing technology.

According to the complaint, which was filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Wednesday, October 19, Uber has infringed US patent numbers 8,798,647 and 8,798,593.

This is allegedly by using products that include servers configured to operate with Uber’s mobile apps on the iOS, Android, and Microsoft operating systems.

Other features which allegedly infringe the patents are the Uber ride-sharing, car pooling, and delivery services.

These features all allow a person using the app to track the location of the driver or customer.

Since 2005, X One has received more than ten US patents “relating to the use of position information in mobile phones”.

According to X One, Uber has been aware of X One’s portfolio, including the ‘647 and ‘593 patents, since at least December 2014.

The company claimed that in December 2014, X One emailed Uber’s CEO, Travis Kalanick, offering to engage in licensing discussions.

X One has requested that the court award it all damages to compensate for the infringement.

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