Ocado Sues Rival AutoStore in Germany as Patent Fight Deepens
Source: Ocado Group Plc
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Ocado Group Plc, a supplier of automated grocery warehouses, is suing AutoStore Technology AS in Germany for patent infringement in the latest retaliation against the Norwegian competitor.
In an already protracted dispute that involves allegations of fraud, anti-competitive behavior, and theft of intellectual property dating back nearly a decade, a unit of Ocado has asked regional courts in Mannheim and Munich to grant protection for some inventions relating to its robotic cube-storage system.