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You are here: Home / Feature / U.S. Supreme Court Denies ABPA Petition to Hear Ford Collision Repair Part Design Patent Appeal

U.S. Supreme Court Denies ABPA Petition to Hear Ford Collision Repair Part Design Patent Appeal

March 10, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The denial leaves in place lower court finding Ford’s design patents for the F-150 are valid and enforceable.

The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday denied a petition by the Automotive Body Parts Association to hear its appeal of lower court rulings that found design patents covering a hood and headlamp for the Ford F-150 were valid and enforceable. The Supreme Court’s denial of the ABPA petition brings to a close litigation that began in 2013 when the association filed a lawsuit against Ford Global Technologies, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company that manages intellectual property and technology commercialization for

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Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Automotive Body Parts Association, Ford Motor Company, Lawsuits, Non-OEM Parts, OEM Parts, U.S. Supreme Court

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