January 21, 2015
A Delaware federal judge on Wednesday let Jaguar Land Rover North America LLC and Ford Motor Co. off the hook in a suit accusing the automakers of ripping off a patent for computerized control panels, saying all of the claims of the patent were anticipated by prior art in a 2001 Mercedes-Benz vehicle.
October 09, 2012
Patent holder Vehicle Interface Technologies LLC hit Ford Motor Co. and three other carmakers with separate infringement lawsuits Friday, accusing each company of ripping off its patent for computerized control panels.