Omnitracs, Platform Science IP lawsuit may have reached the end of the road [Video]

The long-running intellectual property dispute between technology providers Omnitracs and Platform Science has potentially come to an end. A California federal court issued a clear ruling on Dec. 23 denying Omnitracs’ requests for a retrial and overturned the jury’s previous decisions including a right to $19.3 million in damages. 

It remains unclear whether Omnitracs will appeal, as the judge not only canceled the $19.3 million verdict but also conditionally ruled under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50(c)(1) that if the cancellation were overturned, a new trial should be held to reexamine the case.

This legal battle began in May 2020 when Omnitracs accused Platform Science of stealing its intellectual property. Omnitracs alleged that Platform Science had developed its Connected Vehicle Platform and other products by using patented innovations that Omnitracs had created. The four patents covered technologies such as wireless data transfer, fleet management systems and onboard computing devices.

The …