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Vehicle Operation Technologies LLC v. BMW of North America LLC

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Case Number:

1:13-cv-00538

Court:

Delaware

Nature of Suit:

Patent

Judge:

Richard G. Andrews

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  1. November 05, 2014

    Ford, GM's Bid For Fees In Display IP Row Called Premature

    Vehicle Operation Technologies LLC on Tuesday slammed a bid for attorneys' fees by Ford Motor Co., General Motors LLC and other automakers in suits over video display patents, telling a Delaware federal judge the motion is premature since appeals over claim construction and sanctions orders are pending in the Federal Circuit.

  2. October 23, 2014

    Automakers Say USPTO Doubted Video Display IP Claims

    A Delaware federal judge on Thursday was told that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office had found there was a "reasonable likelihood" that video display patent claims asserted against automakers including Ford Motor Co. and BMW of North America Inc. were unpatentable, just one month after the judge called the suits "frivolous."

  3. September 12, 2014

    Ford, GM Kick 'Frivolous' Display Patent Suits

    Even the most basic investigation should have told lawyers suing Ford Motor Co., General Motors LLC and other automakers for infringing a display patent that the suits were frivolous, a Delaware federal judge ruled Friday, tossing the suits as a sanction but sparing the lawyers themselves.

  4. July 28, 2014

    Bayard Says New Firm Not Liable For Sanctions In Ford IP Row

    Attorneys who began representing plaintiffs in a patent infringement suit after an allegedly frivolous complaint was filed by a previous law firm against several automakers, including General Motors LLC and Ford Motor Co., should not be sanctioned, a Delaware federal judge has been told.

  5. July 02, 2014

    Ford, GM, Others Urge Judge To Sanction Attys In IP Row

    Attorneys in a patent suit against automakers including General Motors LLC and Ford Motor Co. should be sanctioned, even though they began representing the plaintiffs after the allegedly frivolous complaint was filed, a Delaware federal judge was told Tuesday.