The American technology company Uber (Uber) Will face a new jury trial, And could face huge damages.

　　According to 2020 years 2 month 21 A document submitted on September, A California Supreme Court jury decided that the inventor, Kevin．Halpern (Kevin Halpern) and Celluride Wireless company (Kevin．Halpern 2002 Founded in 2005, The now-defunct tech company) The case for abuse of trade secrets is timely, No time limit was exceeded. The trial of the case will enter a second phase, It was tried by a different jury.

　　2015 years 7 month, Halpern filed the lawsuit in U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Call yourself peer-to-peer (P2P) Transportation industry (Often referred to as the ride-sharing industry) the "inventor" , More specifically, the inventor of one of the technologies embodied in Uber's app. Garrett．Kemp (Garrett Camp, The other co-founder of Uber) And Scott．Belsky (Scott Belsky, A consultant for Uber) They were also sued.

　　According to the lawsuit, Halpern once sold his intellectual property, Copyright sum "The technology developed" Transferred to Celluride Wireless company.

　　Halpern points out that, Early in 2002 years, He developed a business plan when he began to germinate the idea for a ride-sharing service, Sketches and other designs. He asked Uber co-founder Travis．Kalanick (Travis Kalanick) The documents and other information were secretly shared, On the condition that Kalanick keep it a secret.

　　2010 years, Kalanick helped found Uber, And remained on the board until 2017 years, Then he came closer 25 Sold most of his shares in Uber for $100 million.

　　Uber has become the market leader in the United States in offering peer-to-peer ride-sharing services, The service experienced rapid growth in the early 2000s.

　　A new jury will determine whether Uber actually misappropriated Halpern's trade secrets, And whether Uber is liable for damages.

(Compiled from www. worldipreview. com) 　　

Reprinted from China Intellectual Property Network   translation: Li Yanqiu　proofread: Liu Peng

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