IP Law 360

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Ford Motor Co. is entitled to damages against remote diagnostic company AirPro for violating its software license agreement, a Michigan federal judge ruled Tuesday, saying it was clear AirPro used the license incorrectly by downloading it onto multiple devices.

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 16, 2021

The Ford Motor Co. is fighting back in a trademark lawsuit filed by General Motors over the companies' dueling use of "Cruise" for automated driving features, saying its rival cannot "monopolize" such a common term.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

This award was challenged by the Complainant (Microsoft Corporation), before the Delhi High Court on the grounds of patent illegality (see paras 26 to 30 Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co. National Highways Authority of India ) in Microsoft Corporation V. Zoai Founder. WIPO Case No. D2022-0954 )).

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 31, 2023

Interpolations (Get Money) Interpolations are big business, especially for many of the venture-capital backed companies looking to recoup some of the hundreds of millions of dollars they’ve spent acquiring music publishing rights from the likes of Paul Simon, Stevie Nicks, and Bob Dylan. Ford Motor Co.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Taiwan Tainan Giant Industrial Co., On May 9, 2022, software company Appian Corp. On October 25, 2022, a Detroit jury awarded software company Versata $105 million for the theft of its trade secrets and breach of a software licensing agreement by Ford Motor Company. ” This seminal statement by the U.S.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 25, 2021

That’s like saying that, because Ford Motor Co. Likewise, the idea that because songs are performed at a venue, then the venue is an “artistic work” with a “title” doesn’t make sense.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 4, 2021

Happened with a wood-fired pellet company too. Implications: we should further restrict alienability of personal marks (distinguish de jure and de facto marks—can’t always separate identity from person—Ford Motor Co.—we Hubert Hansen IP Trust v. 1951 when postmortem rights didn’t exist).

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

million verdict against Ford Motor Co. The dispute arose over a 2004 agreement between Versata and Ford for software that Versata developed to manage how components in Ford vehicles would be configured during assembly. million for Ford’s breach of contract. Ford plans to appeal.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

Fish principals Hyun Jin (HJ) In, Ph.D. , Ralph Phillips , and Daniel Tishman explore these growing industries and offer considerations for companies protecting and defending their IP. Obtaining patent protection for battery innovations requires battery companies to file patent applications with the USPTO. PDF copy available.

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43(B)log

JULY 20, 2023

Ford Motor Company, Inc., Ford advertised its Shelby GT350 Mustang as “track ready.” “But A group of Shelby owners sued Ford on various state-law fraud theories and sought class certification, which the district court granted in substantial part.” Tershakovec v. 4th -, 2023 WL 4377585, No. 22-10575 (11th Cir.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 9, 2023

Broadly speaking, the PAIPA would require the President to identify various international misappropriation offenders to Congress, and inclusion on that list could trigger various sanctions against those companies and individuals. For more on the case, see Jeffrey Mokotoff’s noncompete client aler t for Ford Harrison.

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