MTN stole my IP: MobiRes MD
MobiRes MD Fraser Gregg is accusing MTN of stealing his intellectual property related to the company’s mobile travel booking product.
MTN launched its ‘MTN Traveller’ service in November 2010, with MobiRes serving as its commercial and development partner on the project.
MTN Traveller is an online mobile booking engine providing accommodation, car rental and airline booking services.
However, a commercial product was not launched and MTN has now invited proposals from other companies for an MTN Travel Solution.
The Sunday Times reported that Gregg is aggrieved by MTN’s actions, arguing that it infringes the non-disclosure agreement between the companies, as well as MobiRes’ intellectual property.
MTN said that they did not use any of MobiRes’ intellectual property, and explained that MobiRes’ failure to produce a commercially ready product forced them to look for other partners.
“MobiRes has been given ample time by MTN to showcase the product and the pilot, and to date MTN has not been afforded an opportunity to even see a demonstration of such a product,” MTN’s Fusi Mokoena is quoted as saying by the Sunday Times.
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