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Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2020

    Eko sued Quibi over alleged technology and trade-secret violations

    Lawsuit filed

    Eko filed a lawsuit against Quibi alleging that Quibi copied Eko's technology and that two Quibi employees stole trade secrets, including source code. Eko sought relief concerning use of its confidential information and patents, and assignment of a Quibi patent.

    Company response

    • Denial — Quibi

      These claims have absolutely no merit and we will vigorously defend ourselves against them in court.

    Source excerpt

    • “These claims have absolutely no merit and we will vigorously defend ourselves against them in court.”
    • “Because Quibi refuses to cooperate with Eko or voluntarily rectify its blatant and egregious violation of Eko’s intellectual property rights, Eko now seeks relief from this Court to enjoin Defendant from using Eko’s confidential and trade secret information, from infringing Eko’s ‘765 patent, and to require Quibi to assign Quibi’s ’926 patent to Eko because any innovation underlying Quibi’s ‘926 patent is Eko’s, not Quibi’s,” Eko said in the lawsuit.
    • The company also says that two Quibi employees stole trade secrets, including source code.
    Source

  2. 2020

    Quibi sues Eko over patent dispute

    Lawsuit filed

    Quibi sued Eko, alleging that Eko had threatened and harassed it in an effort to obtain money or a licensing deal. Quibi asked the court to declare that it had not infringed Eko's patent. According to the source, Eko had accused Quibi of patent infringement.

    Source excerpt

    • Quibi is asking the court to declare that it has not infringed upon Eko's patent.
    • Interactive-video company Eko struck back against Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi with its own lawsuit, accusing Quibi of infringing one of Eko’s patents and misappropriating its trade secrets.
    • The Eko suit, filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California Western Division, comes a day after Quibi proactively filed a federal lawsuit seeking […]
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