Heartflow Inc. alleged rival Cleerly Inc. stole its intellectual property concerning the use of artificial intelligence for assessing a heart condition and poached an executive in a scheme orchestrated by the cardiac imaging competitor’s founder.
Cleerly’s AI-powered diagnostic products use similar methods for analyzing images and providing doctors with diagnostic information concerning coronary artery disease as those described in Heartflow’s six patents, according to a complaint filed Monday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
Cleerly’s conduct is “one of the most egregious examples of technological piracy in the medical technology industry,” Heartflow said.
The lawsuit ...
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