PhantomALERT, Inc. v. Google Inc. et al

  1. February 03, 2017

    Google, Waze Reach Deal In GPS App Maker's Copyright Suit

    Google Inc.-owned Waze Inc. has reached a deal with global positioning system navigation app maker PhantomALERT Inc. in its copyright infringement suit alleging the companies copied its database that compiles traffic conditions, according to a Friday filing in California federal court.

  2. March 09, 2016

    Google, Waze Beat Rival's Copyright Claims In Round 2

    Google Inc. and its Waze unit cleared a hurdle in competitor PhantomALERT's suit alleging the pair stole its copyrighted traffic database when a California federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the suit a second time, telling PhantomALERT to elaborate on its claims Google copied its work.

  3. December 15, 2015

    Google Pumps The Brakes On Waze Rival's Copyright Suit

    A California federal judge on Tuesday pumped the brakes on a suit alleging Google and its Waze unit infringe competitor PhantomALERT's copyrighted traffic database, ruling PhantomALERT must prove its database is not just a collection of facts about traffic conditions for the suit to survive.

  4. October 27, 2015

    Google Slams Rival's Copyright Suit Over Traffic Data App

    Google and its Waze Inc. unit on Monday asked a California federal court to pull a competitor's copyright lawsuit off the road, saying the complaint accusing Waze of copying the database in its user-generated content app, which provides warnings of traffic hazards and speed traps, is "almost entirely fact-free."

  5. September 01, 2015

    Google, Waze Hit With Copyright Suit Over Rival Traffic Data

    Google Inc. and its Waze Inc. unit copied information from a competitor's database and used it to alert users of its navigation apps of traffic hazards and speed traps, according to a copyright infringement suit filed Tuesday.

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