Kewazinga Corp. v. Google LLC

  1. November 12, 2024

    Deal Ends Google Patent Case Soon After Start Of $22.5M Trial

    A patent trial in New York federal court ended with a settlement Tuesday, shortly after counsel for Kewazinga Corp. told jurors that the Street View feature in Google Maps infringes its patents on navigating through images, and that Google owes $22.5 million in damages.

  2. November 01, 2023

    SDNY Told To Keep Google Patent Suit Out Of 'The Matrix'

    A New York federal judge was asked to stop Google's lawyers from referencing technology used in "The Matrix" or in a "Star Trek" computer game when they defend the company's Street View program from allegations the software does things developed by a turn-of-the-millennium startup. 

  3. September 29, 2023

    Google Must Face Bulk Of Claims In Street View Patent Suit

    A New York federal judge has denied most of Google's bid for summary judgment against Kewazinga Corp.'s suit claiming that its Street View product infringes several patents, but agreed to let Google escape two claims regarding an imagery concept, finding that the suit failed to show that Street View's transition animations create imagery by using an alignment process.

  4. February 10, 2021

    NY Judge Won't Let Google Duck 2nd IP Suit Over Street View

    A New York federal judge found that Google must face a second infringement suit from Kewazinga Corp. over its Street View technology, rejecting the tech giant's argument that a 2013 suit over the same patents bars the new case.