Johnson & Johnson signed a multibillion-dollar contract with ChemImage in 2019. The two companies will face off in court next week.
The article from Business Insider discusses a legal dispute between Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and an AI imaging firm, which claims that J&J stole its technology. The AI firm alleges that after a collaboration where they shared their technology to help develop J&J's medical devices, J&J misappropriated this technology for their own use without proper compensation or acknowledgment. The case, set for trial in 2025, involves claims of breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, and unfair competition. The AI firm is seeking damages for the alleged theft of their proprietary technology, which they argue has been integral to J&J's advancements in medical imaging. This lawsuit highlights the contentious issues surrounding intellectual property rights in the rapidly evolving field of AI and medical technology.