Maui Photo Animation App Maker Sues Competitor … Plotagraph Inc. alleges the Israeli firm Lightricks has infringed on Plotagraph’s patents.
A Hawaii-based app developer is suing a competitor for patent infringement, setting the stage for a major court battle between two leaders in the photo animation space.
Plotagraph Inc., maker of a suite of products sold under the Plotaverse brand, claims Lightricks Ltd., has been using technology developed by Plotagraph in its popular apps used to animate still photos or elements of the photos to create surrealistic images where things like waves, clouds, staircases and waterfalls move amidst otherwise still pictures.
In May 2018, not long after the Plotagraph app became the No. 1 app for photo and video sold on the Apple app store in 2017, company co-founders Troy Plota and Sascha Connelly moved to Wailea, Maui.
