Amazon v. Perplexity contract case
US District Court, Northern District of California · 3:25-cv-09514 · filed Nov 4, 2025 · On appeal
Amazon alleges Perplexity's Comet browser agent covertly accesses customer Amazon accounts and shops while disguised as a human user, in violation of computer fraud laws.
The case
- Plaintiffs
- Amazon
- Defendants
- Perplexity
- Court
- US District Court, Northern District of California
- Docket
- 3:25-cv-09514
- Filed
- Nov 4, 2025
- Status
- On appealThe Ninth Circuit reversed a preliminary injunction, holding the agent likely did not violate the CFAA.
History
2 dated entriesRelated cases
| When | Case | |||
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| Sep 29Case Management Conference in 4dnext date | Copyright | Active | Sep 10, 2025 | |
| Oct 5Trial in 10dnext date | Contract | Active | Apr 18, 2024 | |
| Oct 13Motion Hearing in 18dnext date | Contract | Active | Dec 19, 2025 | |
| Dec 14Telephone Conference in 80dnext date | Copyright | Active | Oct 21, 2024 | |
| Jun 25Filed 92d agofiled |  EU Commission: AWS and Azure DMA cloud investigationActiveAntitrustEuropean Commission | Antitrust | Active | Jun 25 |
| May 28Filed 4mo agofiled | Copyright | Active | May 28 | |
| Mar 4Filed 7mo agofiled | Contract | Active | Mar 4 | |
| Feb 5Filed 8mo agofiled | Bundeskartellamt: Amazon price control prohibitionDecidedAntitrustBundeskartellamtEUR 59 million | Antitrust | Decided | Feb 5 |
Caption and links
Amazon.com Services LLC v. Perplexity AI, Inc.
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