HR technology firm Rippling sued AI startup Runlayer in Delaware federal court on Monday for allegedly infringing its data-related patents.
- San Francisco-based Rippling said in the lawsuit that Runlayer's platform infringes three of its patents related to data organization and automation.
- The lawsuit follows a Runlayer complaint filed in Manhattan last month that accused Rippling of stealing its trade secrets to "clone" its platform.
- According to Runlayer's July lawsuit, Rippling had previously entered into a license to try out Runlayer's software, which monitors and controls how AI agents access enterprise software systems. Runlayer's lawsuit said the companies' relationship fell apart when they could not reach a long-term agreement.
- Runlayer CEO Andrew Berman, in a statement, called Rippling's complaint "a desperate, retaliatory ploy to distract from the fact Rippling misappropriated our proprietary technology."
- "It takes a certain boldness to accuse a competitor of violating intellectual property laws while infringing on that competitor’s inventions. But that’s exactly what Runlayer has done here," a Rippling spokesperson said.
- Rippling asked the court for an unspecified amount of monetary damages and a court order blocking Runlayer from infringing its patents.
The case is People Center Inc d/b/a Rippling v. Anysource Inc d/b/a Runlayer, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, No. 1:26-cv-01007.
For Rippling: Daniel Block, Michael Specht and Jonathan Tuminaro of Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
For Runlayer: attorney information not yet available
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