反擊！ AR初創公司DreamWorld向法院提交駁回Meta對其指控

今年6月初，美國AR眼鏡製造商Meta向加州北區的聯邦法院起訴了鍾張翼（曾任Meta前光學部門主管）和其創業公司DreamWorld 及20多位未知名的被告，指控鍾張翼違背合同、盜用其商業機密。

據悉，AR初創公司DreamWorld成立於2016年，總部位於矽谷，其創始團隊均為美國博士，擁有5年以上的工作經驗，並且已有完整的團隊和樣機。此前曾獲得200萬美元種子輪融資。

其為移動端設計、面向大眾的產品Dream Glass已在2017 CES Asia上展出，視場角達到100度、重量在180克左右、售價在2000元（350美元）附近。

近日，事件有了新進展。

矽谷AR眼鏡初創公司Dreamworld的CEO鍾張翼通過美國著名律師事務所LeClairRyan的兩名合伙人向法院提交了駁回訴訟的請求，法院已經受理。其最新的聲明翻譯如下：

「很遺憾，Meta 選擇對我和 Dreamworld 提起訴訟，基於一些莫須有的理由尋求索賠，其中包括：盜取商業秘密，違約和其他訴訟理由。這些索賠在很大程度上是基於暗示，猜測和不正確的假設。我們將會全力捍衛自己的權益，針對這些毫無根據的指控為自己正名，並且已經要求法院駁回訴訟。

我們正在設計一種獨特的增強現實設備，它所利用的技術與 Meta 所使用的並不相同，並且針對於不同的市場。如 Meta 的網站所述，Meta的設備適用於基於 PC 工作場景的應用。儘管它比 Hololens 要便宜，但仍然遠遠超出普通消費者的消費能力。我們已經開發出了完全不同概念的產品 DreamGlass ，一種價格更加低廉並更加容易獲取的AR設備。這個設備讓普通消費者可以隨時使用移動和娛樂應用程序，無論你是「在路上」還是「在家中」。為了實現這一目標，我們組建了一個新的團隊，包括視覺、設計和編程專家，從頭開始獨立開發了這一全新設備。正是心中抱著打造出一款用戶買得起的、可移動的並且技術領先的產品的決心，我們不斷研究，開發和改進 DreamGlass。我們對未來的發展感到非常興奮，並希望在能夠獲得足夠的資金和行業的支持的情況下，在不久的將來向消費者提供DreamGlass。」

英文聲明原文如下：

「It is unfortunate that Meta has elected to bring a lawsuit against me and Dreamworld based on unfounded claims of trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, and other legal causes of action. The claims are in large measure based on innuendo, conjecture, and incorrect assumptions. We intend to vigorously defend ourselves and clear our names against these baseless claims, and have already asked the court to dismiss the complaint. We are designing a unique augmented reality device that will utilize different technologies than those used by Meta and is directed to a different market than what Meta is targeting. As stated on Meta』s website, Meta』s device is meant for PC-based workplace applications and, although it is less expensive than the Hololens, it is still well out of reach of the ordinary consumer. We at Dreamworld have developed our product, called DreamGlass, based on a wholly different concept-to build a low-priced AR device that is accessible to average consumers for mobile and entertainment applications that can be used 「on the go」 or 「in the home.」 To accomplish this, we have assembled a group of vision, design, and programming experts who have been independently developing a brand new device from the ground-up. We are constantly researching, developing, and modifying DreamGlass, keeping our ultimate goals of affordability, mobility, and leading-edge technology in mind. We are very excited by what』s to come, and hope to bring it to consumers in the near future with the right funding and community support.」