shutterstock_2097321268_wirestock_creators
4 January 2022PatentsAlex Baldwin

AutoStore fails in conduct defence against Ocado

AutoStore’s claim that an Ocado robotics patent was obtained through inequitable conduct is “too vague” to stand, a US judge has ruled.

Already registered?

Login to your account

To request a FREE 2-week trial subscription, please signup.
NOTE - this can take up to 48hrs to be approved.

Two Weeks Free Trial

For multi-user price options, or to check if your company has an existing subscription that we can add you to for FREE, please email Adrian Tapping at atapping@newtonmedia.co.uk


More on this story

Patents
11 March 2022   Ocado Group has once again seen off a US International Trade Commission investigation prompted by AutoStore Holdings, which hoped to block the import of Ocado’s warehouse robot technology into the US.
Patents
14 December 2021   Online grocery group Ocado’s robotics products do not infringe on any valid AutoStore patents, a US International Trade Commission chief judge has ruled.
Patents
12 October 2021   Norwegian robotics firm AutoStore has failed to persuade the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board to reexamine Ocado’s robot-operated warehouse system patent.