March 22, 2023
Car mirror maker SMR Automotive Systems USA Inc. can't recover attorney fees after winning a jury verdict that defeated a patent infringement suit brought by Magna Mirrors, a Michigan federal judge ruled Wednesday, finding that Magna conducted itself reasonably over the six-year court battle.
February 27, 2023
Car mirror manufacturer SMR Automotive is demanding rival Magna Mirrors cover its legal bill for a patent dispute, claiming Magna brought a weak case to trial and aimed to "inflict as much pain as possible" over six years of litigation in Michigan federal court.
February 13, 2023
An automotive mirror supplier's request for a new patent infringement trial fell flat Monday as a Michigan federal judge rejected its accusation that opposing counsel "ambushed" them with a patent claim during closing arguments, noting the supplier had raised the issue first.
February 10, 2023
A Michigan judge has cleared automotive supplier Magna Mirrors of America of claims that it misled the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to procure patents for a driver's side mirror that reduces the vehicle's blind spot.
January 13, 2023
One month after a Michigan federal jury cleared global automotive supplier SMR from claims it infringed rival Magna's car mirror patents and found the patents invalid, Magna told the court it should reverse the jury's invalidity verdict and order a new trial.
December 15, 2022
A Michigan federal jury on Thursday cleared auto supplier SMR USA of liability for infringing rival Magna's driver's side car mirror patents, instead finding that the asserted patent claims were invalid as obvious, and rejecting Magna's bid for $24 million in damages.
December 14, 2022
Auto parts company Magna Mirrors told a Michigan jury Wednesday not to let its rival in the car mirror market "dodge responsibility" for infringing Magna's mirror patents by shipping manufacturing overseas, urging the jury to find SMR Automotive liable for inducing auto companies' infringement as deliberations begin after a weeklong trial.
December 06, 2022
A patent dispute between rival automotive suppliers kicked off Tuesday before a federal jury in Michigan, with each company claiming it was first to create a sideview mirror that eliminates blind spots for drivers.
March 10, 2022
Internet giant Cox Communications is set to argue next week before a Virginia federal court that it shouldn't have to pay record labels $1 billion to cover online piracy losses because the labels allegedly lied about the evidence that supported the big-ticket verdict. Here's a look at that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.
March 19, 2021
A Michigan federal judge has ruled that SMR Automotive Mirrors UK Ltd. infringed several Magna Mirrors of America Inc. patents for side car mirrors that reduce blind spots, but said that SMR can proceed with an inequitable conduct defense.