BMW, Mercedes Convince USPTO Tribunal to Review Software Invention
shot by IP News Shots / 5:56 pm on 22 July, 2021
The United States Patent and Trademark Office tribunal has agreed to review a vehicle software patent owned by Stragent LLC, the company that sued BMW of North American LLC and Mercedes-Benz USA LLC for patent infringement. However, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board declined the appeal to review five other related patents owned by Stragent LLC stating that the arguments on which the challenges are based have already been rejected by the board.
Industry: Automobiles
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Huawei Licenses 4G SEPs to Volkswagen’s Supplier
shot by IP News Shots / 6:31 pm on 08 July, 2021
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. has announced the signing of a patent licensing agreement with a supplier of Volkswagen AG. As part of the agreement, Huawei has licensed their 4G standard essential patents for enabling wireless connectivity in the Volkswagen vehicles.
Industry: Automobiles, Telecommunications
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PTAB Reviews GM’s Patents for Car Parts
shot by IP News Shots / 7:48 pm on 30 June, 2021
In a long winding hearing marathon, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) reviewed three of General Motor Co.’s car parts patents challenged by LKQ Corp. and its subsidiary Keystone Automotive Industries Inc. in separate petitions. The administrative patent judge reviewing the patents was not convinced with GM’s argument stating that a key claim was missing in the asserted prior art.
Industry: Automobiles
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CAFC Refuses to Intervene in VW Patent Case at WDTX Court
shot by IP News Shots / 7:46 pm on 30 June, 2021
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has declined a petition by Volkswagen AG against Judge Alan Albright of the US District Court for the Western District of Texas seeking a stay on a patent case proceeding until a transfer motion is resolved. The court asserted that the judge was on track in resolving the transfer motion and that other proceedings in the case need not be paused for it.
Industry: Automobiles
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Volvo Fails to Trim Patent Infringement Suit Related to Hybrid Vehicle Technology
shot by IP News Shots / 6:40 pm on 25 June, 2021
Volvo Car Corp. has been unable to convince the US District Court for the District of Maryland judge to trim the infringement allegations in a patent suit over a hybrid vehicle technology. Notably, Judge Bennett of the Maryland court stated that Paice LLC and the Abell Foundation sufficiently alleged that Volvo indirectly as well as willfully infringed three patents.
Industry: Automobiles
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Ford Seeks Disqualification of Attorney in Patent Dispute
shot by IP News Shots / 6:38 pm on 22 June, 2021
Ford Motor Co. has urged the US District Court for the District of Delaware to disqualify an attorney from serving as counsel on a patent infringement case filed by him. Ford and co-defendant Illinois Tool Works Inc. have told the court, that the attorney should not be allowed to serve as counsel because he will also be the ‘material fact witness’, which cannot be practical or ethical for the case.
Industry: Automobiles, Machinery
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