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Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Motive says court has no basis to grant Omnitracs' request for retrial
Motive is fighting a motion by Omnitracs for a new trial in a copyright infringement case. In seeking a retrial, Omnitracs claimed Motive used prejudiced religious and racial insinuations in court. Motive's response, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Thursday, stated that the jury's verdict was supported by 'substantial evidence,' and that competing fleet technology company Omnitracs did not meet legal standards necessary to overturn the verdict or mandate a new trial. After a nearly two-year legal battle between Omnitracs and Motive, a federal jury unanimously found on April 24 that Motive was not guilty of copyright infringement. A week later, Omnitracs filed a motion for a retrial, arguing that Motive 'relied on a host of improper and irrelevant assertions designed to prejudice the jury against Omnitracs' because one of the jurors was 'presumably Muslim' and wore a head covering. 'In lieu of actual non-infringement evidence, Motive relied on a host of improper and irrelevant assertions designed to prejudice the jury against Omnitracs,' stated Omnitracs' motion for a retrial. 'When cross examining Omnitracs' technical expert, for instance, Motive lobbed an accusation that Omnitracs (and its witness) were racially and religiously insensitive for not explaining that Motive's co-founder allegedly used an American-sounding email alias to avoid discrimination from truck drivers against Muslim[s].' 'There may not be a more prejudicial statement to make to a jury in the Northern District of California, particularly when one of the jurors was born and raised in and wore a head scarf every day of trial.' Additionally, Omnitracs claimed that Motive violated court orders regarding the disclosure of Motive's legal investigation. In Thursday's response, Motive stated that its cross-examination of an Omnitracs expert about a Motive employee who used an American-sounding alias rather than the employee's real name 'to better interface with truckers' was supported by the record, 'did not violate any stipulation, and was not prejudicial.' 'Accordingly, such testimony does not even come close to a 'miscarriage of justice' and provides no basis for a new trial,' Motive stated. Motive also disputed Omnitracs' allegation that it violated the court's pretrial order when asking a witness a question that 'revealed text had been redacted' from a letter between Motive and an individual in October 2018. 'This allegation is demonstrably false,' Motive stated. '[The witness'] testimony is consistent with the unredacted portions of the letter. Critically, these redactions … were agreed by the parties. Additionally, Plaintiffs themselves admitted the October 15, 2018 letter into evidence.' 'Thus, not only did Plaintiffs not object, but they also admitted the evidence [that] they now allege prejudiced them,' Motive continued. 'This alone precludes awarding a new trial.' The post Motive says court has no basis to grant Omnitracs' request for retrial appeared first on FreightWaves.
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Motive found not guilty of patent infringement
A federal jury has unanimously ruled that technology made by Motive does not infringe on any of Omnitracs' patents, concluding a lengthy legal battle between the two companies. The competing safety and fleet tech provider sued Motive in October 2023 alleging the company infringed on several patents related to fleet management systems and technologies. Specific accusations included unauthorized use of patented technologies involving driver performance assessment, vehicle data processing and transportation management, among others. Plaintiffs alleged that Motive used their innovations without permission to enhance its products and services, resulting in unfair competition. They sought damages and a permanent injunction to prevent further infringement. In February 2024, Motive filed a countersuit against Omnitracs' parent company Samsara Inc., alleging that Samsara instead copied and used Motive's proprietary technology and patents. Thursday's jury verdict in the U.S. District Court for the District of Northern California ruled unanimously that Motive did not violate any of Omintracs' patents. Following the verdict, Motive told FreightWaves in an emailed news release that this 'was a win for Motive, its customers, and for innovation across the physical economy.' 'Yesterday's verdict reinforces what Motive's customers already know — Motive's success is driven by the strength of its technology, including industry-leading AI and the breadth of its Integrated Operations Platform,' the release stated. 'Omnitracs chose to wrongfully accuse us of patent infringement, instead of investing their time to build better and more innovative products to serve their customers,' added Shu White, chief legal officer at Motive, in the release. 'Today's victory ensures that customers across the physical economy get access to the best tools in the world to improve the safety, productivity and profitability of their operations.' Omnitracs could not be reached for comment. The post Motive found not guilty of patent infringement appeared first on FreightWaves.
National Post
25-04-2025
- Business
- National Post
Motive Wins Omnitracs Lawsuit
Article content SAN FRANCISCO — Yesterday, Motive, the AI-powered Integrated Operations Platform, emerged victorious when a jury in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California delivered a unanimous verdict that Motive does not infringe any of Omnitracs' patents. This jury verdict was a win for Motive, its customers, and for innovation across the physical economy. Article content Yesterday's verdict reinforces what Motive's customers already know — Motive's success is driven by the strength of its technology, including industry-leading AI and the breadth of its Integrated Operations Platform. Article content Article content 'Omnitracs chose to wrongfully accuse us of patent infringement, instead of investing their time to build better and more innovative products to serve their customers,' said Shu White, Chief Legal Officer of Motive. 'Today's victory ensures that customers across the physical economy get access to the best tools in the world to improve the safety, productivity and profitability of their operations.' Article content Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time, safety, operations, and finance teams can manage their workers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet-related spend in a single system. Motive serves more than 100,000 customers from small businesses to Fortune 500 enterprises such as Halliburton, KONE, Komatsu, NBC Universal, and Maersk across a wide range of industries including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, waste services, and the public sector. Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content
