Deque Systems Drags BrowserStack To US Court Of Virginia On Copyright Infringement

Deque Systems Drags BrowserStack To US Court Of Virginia On Copyright Infringement

Complains that the cloud, web and mobile testing platform entered the market with a replica of axe DevTools browser extension

Deque Systems, a digital accessibility company based in Herndon, Virginia, has approached the US District Court Eastern District of Virginia against BrowserStack, a mobile and web software testing Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) unicorn, over theft allegations of Intellectual Property (IP).

Deque filed a lawsuit based on allegations including copyright infringement, breach of contract, and false advertising. It complained that in 2023, Accel-backed BrowserStack entered the market with a replica of 'axe DevTools browser extension', a part of Deque's proprietary accessibility testing product.

Accessibility testing makes web and mobile applications easily accessible to people with disabilities including visual, hearing, mobility, and cognitive impairment.