Via Transportation, Inc. v. RideCo Inc.

  1. January 31, 2025

    Via Picks Up $1.4M Verdict In 'Virtual Bus Stop' Patent Fight

    A federal jury in Waco, Texas, said a Canadian ride-hailing software startup owed nearly $1.4 million to rival developer Via Transportation in a fight in which each side accused the other of patent infringement.

  2. January 16, 2025

    IP Forecast: Mass. Court To Hear Inequitable Conduct Fight

    A federal judge in Massachusetts will hear arguments that a CEO’s “intentional misrepresentations, omissions and half-truths” at the patent office should sink his company’s infringement case over tamper-resistant plastic containers. Here's a spotlight on where that case stands — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.

  3. June 26, 2023

    Ride-Share Biz Fails To Knock Out Rival's Patent At PTAB

    A Canadian ride-share software startup failed to convince judges on the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that a New York rival's patent covering "virtual bus stops" was already covered by language in a patent that was just a few months older and that was issued to a top executive at Lyft.