(CNN Business) Instacart is now waging a legal battle with Uber's Cornershop grocery service at a time when both companies are looking to capitalize on growing demand for food deliveries during the pandemic. On Thursday, Instacart filed a lawsuit against Cornershop, a new grocery delivery competitor in the US, over allegedly stealing thousands of its copyrighted and licensed images, along with product descriptions and pricing data. "Today, Instacart filed a lawsuit against Cornershop after the company failed to comply with a cease and desist demanding it stop stealing our catalog and using our misappropriated intellectual property," said Instacart in a statement to CNN Business. In a statement, Uber framed Instacart's lawsuit as an attempt to stifle new competition. "Cornershop will be responding to this complaint but won't be deterred in bringing grocery delivery to more customers in the US."

Source: CNN July 16, 2020 21:00 UTC