A Letter from Our CEO

Three months ago, Sanas did something I never thought we’d have to do: we filed a lawsuit to protect our rights. Throughout my career as an entrepreneur and business leader, I’ve always known how important it is to stand up for innovators. I’ve always known that backing your team requires decisive action. Up until now, I’ve never had to take this particular step, but I’m proud that we have.

Standing strong is especially important when you’re leading a company like Sanas that has created technologies that have never existed before. We have built tools that bring people together and improve lives. If we don’t defend our rights, we put that kind of innovation at risk, and that’s bad for everyone.

Just this week, we launched a real-time language translation tool that allows users to speak in a different language but in their own voice—the sound, inflection, intonation and other detail that convey meaning beyond the words themselves. There’s a reason we use the word “voice” to mean our unique identity. In so many ways, it is our voice, and how we use that voice, that makes us who we are.

When you work with inventors who are changing the world, copycats are inevitable. I welcome fair competition, and recognize that imitation can be flattering. But when copying crosses the line into stealing, there have to be consequences.

We want our innovators to know that we will always have their backs. We want our team to know that we won’t let other people take advantage of the hard work they put into making this company a success.

And we want our customers to know that when they partner with us, we stand with them too. We won’t let them be disadvantaged by those who take shortcuts, who go with imitators who haven’t put in the work and don’t actually own what they sell.

We’ve made the details of the lawsuits publicly available, here. We’ve brought one in the United States District Court and one in the High Court of Delhi, India. They include claims for patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and false advertising.

I won’t go into all the details, but our opponent’s response has been, to put it mildly, shocking. For example, our opponent now says it should be illegal for Sanas to give away our noise cancellation software for free. It isn’t, and we aren’t about to back down. But it gives you a sense of what we’re dealing with. I’d encourage you to take a look yourself.

In the meantime, we’re going to keep innovating, and we’re always going to stand up for the incredible people at Sanas who are transforming how the people of the world interact.