RideApp, Inc. v. Lyft, Inc.

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:18-cv-07152

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Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Patent

Judge:

Jon S. Tigar

Firms

  1. April 25, 2019

    Prof. Trying To 'Hide The Ball' With Patent Suit Redo, Lyft Says

    Lyft told a California federal court Wednesday that a retired professor shouldn't be allowed to file an amended patent suit loaded with bloated claims that the company stole his idea for a ride-hailing app.

  2. April 11, 2019

    Prof Rips Lyft For 'Trivializing' Ride-Hailing Concept Patent

    A retired professor fired back at Lyft Inc.'s bid to kill his patent suit alleging he invented the concept underlying the ride-hailing business, telling a California federal court Wednesday that Lyft cannot "trivialize" his work as just an abstract idea.

  3. March 19, 2019

    Lyft Says Prof's Patent For Ride-Hailing Concept Is Abstract

    Lyft Inc. is looking to kill a patent suit by a retired professor who says he invented the concept underlying the ride-hailing business, telling a California federal court Monday that his patent only describes an abstract idea for running a taxi dispatch service using computers.

  4. March 06, 2019

    Lyft IPO Documents Spotlight Driver, Regulatory Disputes

    As Lyft Inc. prepares for what could be the first major initial public offering of 2019, the ride-hailing company is also grappling with litigation involving new state and city regulations and the employment status of its drivers. Here, Law360 examines several of Lyft's ongoing cases.

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