How a decadeold patent dispute could upend Ubers business | TechCrunch

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- Carma Technology filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Uber earlier this year
- The lawsuit alleges Uber infringed on five of Carma's patents related to ridesharing
- Uber was allegedly aware of that fact as early as 2015 when the U
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- Patent and Trademark Office rejected one of its applications because it ran up against existing patents
A littleknown patent infringement lawsuit could have big implications for Uber and potentially dozens of other companies.Carma Technology, a company formed in 2007 by serial entrepreneur and SOSV [+9086 chars]