October 1, 2021 06:21 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/1/22704492/nikola-tesla-patent-infringement-lawsuit-closed-trevor-milton
Judge shelves Nikolas $2 billion patent lawsuit against Tesla
A federal judge has administratively closed a $2 billion patent infringement lawsuit hydrogen trucking startup Nikola filed against Tesla in 2018, essentially pulling it off the Northern District Court of California’s docket because the two companies stopped responding. Nikola has until October 6th to show cause as to why the case should continue. Otherwise, the case of Nikola v. Tesla will be dismissed.
Nikola “has dropped the ball, and this 2018 action is languishing without explanation or apparent good cause,” Judge James Donato wrote in an order to show cause published this week. “Consequently, the case is administratively closed. Nikola is ordered to show cause in writing by October 6, 2021, why the case should not be dismissed for...
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