Instacart has filed a lawsuit against Cornershop, a grocery delivery service owned by Uber, reports CNN Business. The suit alleges that Cornershop has stolen thousands of copyrighted and licensed images from Instacart, along with product descriptions and pricing data.
"Today, Instacart filed a lawsuit against Cornershop after the company failed to comply with a cease and desist demanding it stop stealing our catalog and using our misappropriated intellectual property," said Instacart in a statement to CNN Business. "The lawsuit makes clear that Cornershop is engaging in a systematic effort to illegally steal Instacart's proprietary catalog while attempting to conceal that theft for its own commercial benefit."
"Instacart is facing a new challenge in the U.S. from a Chilean upstart, and it's unfortunate that their first move is litigation instead of competition," Uber spokesperson Noah Edwardsen said in a statement to CNN Business. "Cornershop will be responding to this complaint but won't be deterred in bringing grocery delivery to more customers in the U.S." Full Story
Related: Uber Launches Grocery Delivery With Cornershop; Rite Aid Offers Delivery with Instacart.
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