HERTZ GLOBAL: Patent Suit v. Enterprise, Crawford in Discovery

Discovery will now commence in the consolidated antitrust and patent lawsuit filed by Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.’s primary operating company, The Hertz Corporation, against Enterprise Rent- A-Car Company and The…

FORCE PROTECTION: 2009 Trial Set for Trade Secrets Claims v. PVI

Force Protection, Inc.’s claims against Protected Vehicles, Inc. and an unnamed third party regarding the alleged misuse of the Company’s confidential information and trade secrets are set to be tried…

HARMAN INT’L: Awaits Written Order on Siemens Patent Nullity Bid

The German Federal Patent Court has not yet issued its written decision on Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH’s suit seeking to nullify Siemens AG’s patent.

Harman Becker is a subsidiary of…

GENERAL MOTORS: March 2009 Trial Set for Evans’ IP Breach Suit

The patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation suit styled John Evans and Evans Cooling Systems, Inc. v. General Motors Corporation, is set for trial in March 2009.

On Sept. 13, 2007,…

LEAR CORP: Bid in Remanded Chamberlain Patent Suit Still Pending

Lear Corp.’s motion for summary judgment in The Chamberlain Group’s patent infringement suit on remand in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois remains pending.

On June 13,…

LEAR CORP: JCI Reconsideration Bid in Mich. Patent Suit Pending

A trial date has yet to be scheduled for Johnson Controls Inc.’s motion for reconsideration of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan’s ruling in Lear Corp.’s…

LEAR CORP: JCI’s Trade Secret Suit v. Vendor Settled on June 28

Johnson Controls Interiors LLC’s affiliates and one of Lear Corp.’s vendors settled the trade secrets misappropriation suit in the Michigan Circuit Court for the County of Ottawa on a confidential…

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