Waymo Just Dropped Nearly All of Its Patent Claims Against Uber. Waymo and Uber have reached an agreement in their ongoing legal fightWaymo will drop the majority of its patent infringement claims and Uber will promise not to resume development of its defunct, allegedly infringing lidar device, Spider. The patent claims have been a bit of a distraction in Waymos lawsuit against Uber, which also accuses the ride hailing company of stealing trade secrets. Watch The Hole Cartoon Cheatin`. As Gizmodo reported in May, Waymo already dropped several of its patent claims after an expert witness it hired reversed his own testimony, saying another one of Ubers devices, Fuji, wasnt infringing as he originally believed. Waymo quietly dropped several of the patent claims in its explosive lawsuit against Uber lastRead more Both companies are claiming todays agreement as a win. The classic US stereotype of attempted Iranian ideological indoctrination via chants of Death to America and such has been old hat for quite some time. As noted. Uber, of course, is excited to see any of the myriad claims about its infringement and theft go away, and the company says Waymos disappearing patent claims reveal a weak case. Waymos retreat on three of their four patent claims is yet another sign that they have overpromised and cant deliver, an Uber spokesperson said. They now admit that Ubers Li. DAR design is actually very different than theirs. Waymo, meanwhile, is celebrating the fact that Uber has agreed to abandon Spider for good if Uber resumes development of the older device, Waymo can revive its patent claims. We found after fighting for discovery a device created by Anthony Levandowski at Uber that infringed Waymo patents. Uber has assured the court in statements made under penalty of perjury that it no longer uses and will not use that device, so we have narrowed the issues for trial by dismissing the patent claims as to that device, with the right to re file suit if needed. Download Voyagers The First Hawaiians Cartoons WallpaperWe continue to pursue a patent claim against Ubers current generation device and our trade secret claims, a Waymo spokesperson said. But the bottom line is that dropping these claims is part of the natural process this messy lawsuit needs to go through before it goes to trial in October. In addition to its patent infringement claims, Waymo started this suit with more than 1. Uber stole. That list has narrowed to over 7. Waymo to cut it down to 1. Youll see a lot more claims disappear between now and October, and that doesnt mean either side is winningit just means no jury can be expected to sit through all of this. We have told you not to stare at the Sun today. We have told you to use safety glasses. We have tried so very hard, and we are so very tired. Waymo and Uber have reached an agreement in their ongoing legal fightWaymo will drop the majority of its patent infringement claims and Uber will promise not to. Ever notice how Christopher Nolans movies Interstellar, Inception, The Prestige feel like an anxiety attack Well, maybe thats overstating things a bit. But. Download Voyagers The First Hawaiians Cartoons For BabiesDont UpdatedWe have told you not to stare at the Sun today. We have told you to use safety glasses. We have tried so very hard, and we are so very tired. Here are some people whove collectively said fuck it, were doing it anyway. Yeah, we know theyre kidding. BUT STILL. Dont do it.