Versata Software, Inc., et al v. Ford Motor Company

  1. September 29, 2022

    IP Forecast: Philip Morris Looks To Snuff Out ITC Ban

    Two of the largest tobacco companies in the world head to the Federal Circuit to fight over a ban R.J. Reynolds won at the U.S. International Trade Commission that blocked Philip Morris from importing IQOS-branded heated tobacco products into the U.S. Here's a look at that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.

  2. January 30, 2019

    Ford Gets Copyright Claims Nixed In Software IP Row

    Ford Motor Co. won a bid to kill Versata Software Inc.'s claims that the automaker's copying of the software company's files constituted copyright infringement when a Michigan federal judge on Tuesday tossed that aspect of a larger fight over the rights to the code.

  3. September 07, 2018

    Versata, Not Ford, Owns Trade Secrets In IP Row, Judge Says

    A Michigan federal judge on Friday found as a matter of law that Versata Software Inc. does own trade secrets embedded in automotive software Ford Motor Company was licensed to use, but stopped short of finding without a trial whether Ford outright stole those secrets out from under the software maker.

  4. August 29, 2018

    Ford Wants To Toss Versata Technology's Infringement Suit

    Ford Motor Co. has fired back at a software company accusing it of copyright infringement, arguing in a motion filed in Michigan federal court on Tuesday that plaintiff Versata Technology Inc. relied almost entirely on one expert witness, which the court has already deemed was inadequate to substantiate claims that Ford stole automobile configuration software.

  5. March 09, 2018

    Versata Challenges Ford's Bid For Judgment In IP Suit

    Versata Software Inc. fired back Friday at Ford's attempt to get a win in its suit in Michigan federal court seeking a declaration that the automotive giant did not infringe on Versata's patents for automobile configuration software, saying that Ford's arguments contradict evidence on the record and even its own experts.

  6. June 02, 2017

    Ford Concealed Risk It Faces In IP Suit, Versata Atty Says

    Opening another front in their patent dispute, an attorney for Versata Software Inc. accused Ford Motor Co. on Thursday of misleading shareholders by failing to disclose the "material risks" the automotive giant faces as a result of Versata's infringement suit against the company.

  7. January 09, 2017

    Ford's Patent Invalidity Claims Can Go Forward, Judge Says

    A Michigan federal judge on Monday said Ford Motor Co. can continue its attempt to invalidate certain software patents in the midst of an infringement dispute with the patent holder, finding that their untimeliness is not prohibitive, and that the automaker should be allowed leave to amend them.

  8. November 13, 2016

    Ford Can Continue With Software PTAB Review Bid: Judge

    A Michigan federal judge on Thursday said Ford Motor Co. can proceed with its challenge of software patents at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, finding the patent holders could not rely upon a 15-year-old agreement to prohibit the automaker from seeking America Invents Act reviews.