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California Federal Court Grants Summary Judgment to Auto Manufacturer After Striking Plaintiffs’ Damages Expert Due to Faulty...

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On September 11, the Central District of California granted summary judgment in a putative class action involving an alleged defect in Honda vehicles. The court’s order provides a thorough dissection of the methodological...more

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Keep on Truckin’: Aesthetic Functionality Has No Part in Design Patent Validity

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Addressing the issue of the functional requirements of design patents, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit refused to invalidate design patents on truck parts on the basis of aesthetic functionality. Automotive...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Aesthetic Appeal of a Patent's Claimed Design Is Inadequate to Render It Functional

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• In a relatively rare opinion regarding design patents, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit weighed in recently on the requirements for design patents in its Automotive Body Parts Association v. Ford Global...more

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ABPA v. Ford: Design Patent Defenses Run Out of Gas on Appeal - A U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision...

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On July 23, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit released its decision affirming summary judgment that the asserted design patents were not invalid for non-ornamentality under 35 U.S.C. § 171, and rejecting...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Federal Circuit Refuses to Create Separate Exhaustion and Repair Rules for Design Patents

The Federal Circuit has ruled that neither the exhaustion nor permissible repair doctrines allow manufacture of new replacement components covered by design patents. The Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) sued Ford...more

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It’s been far from a smooth ride for Uber over the past few weeks. And Friday’s revelation that the ride-sharing company’s been using a tool called “Greyball” to mine and use app data to “deceive the authorities in markets...more

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Vehicle Manufacturer Wins Summary Judgment on Keyless Entry System Claims

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The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California recently granted Maserati, North America, summary judgment in a proposed class action concerning the manufacturer’s Ghibli model remote keyless entry system. See...more

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Dodd-Frank News: November 2015: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Update

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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was enacted as a measure to promote financial stability and protection for consumers through increased regulation of nearly every aspect of the consumer finance...more

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Business Litigation Reporter - February 2015

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Goodwin Procter’s Business Litigation Reporter provides timely summaries of key cases and other developments within dedicated Business Litigation sessions and related courts throughout the country – courts within which...more

Morris James LLP

Claims Regarding User Interface Systems And Methods For Cars Are Held Invalid

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The disputed technology relates to user interface systems and methods for a vehicle. The parties agreed during oral argument that construction of the term “page” is the only matter at issue for determining whether a...more

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Eighth Circuit Affirms Pre-Certification, Pre-Merits Discovery Summary Judgment

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The Eighth Circuit affirmed a pre-certification summary judgment in favor of Bridgestone Retail Operations in a putative class action where the Plaintiff alleged that in connection with vehicle repairs Bridgestone had...more

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Auto Parts Distributor Avoids Liability In Robinson-Patman Suit

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On July 19, 2013, the Ninth Circuit affirmed an award of summary judgment to an aftermarket auto parts distributor that had received better prices than a competitor. Gorlick Distribution Centers, LLC v. Car Sound Exhaust...more

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