CollisionWeek

Your source for the latest collision repair industry news, statistics and trend analysis.

  • News
  • Research
  • Feature
  • Subscribe
You are here: Home / Archives for U.S. Supreme Court

Auto Care Association Says Supreme Court Ruling Affirms Industry Ability to Build Replacement Parts Compatible with OEM Software

April 7, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Auto Care Association reacted in support of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Google v. Oracle case surrounding a decade-long copyright dispute over software. “The Auto Care Association is pleased with the April 5 decision by the Supreme Court, which stated that application program interfaces are fair use for building compatible components,” said Aaron […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Care Association, Copyright, Lawsuits, Non-OEM Parts, Software, U.S. Supreme Court

ABPA Releases Statement on Supreme Court Ruling

March 11, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

As CollisionWeek reported yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition by the Automotive Body Part Association (ABPA) to review a lower court ruling against the association in its design patent lawsuit against Ford. The ABPA released a statement in response to the ruling. According to the ABPA, “On March 9, 2020, the United States […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Body Parts Association, Design Patents, Lawsuits, U.S. Supreme Court

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

March 10, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

ABPA Supreme Court Petition

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 […]

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

Supreme Court Decision Delivers Victory for Aftermarket on Patents

June 2, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

In what the Auto Care Association calls a “major victory for the auto care industry.” the Supreme Court upheld the legal precedent of patent exhaustion, which states that a company’s right to protect its patent ends when the product is sold to the end user. Information from an amicus brief submitted to the Supreme Court […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Care Association, Patent, U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Auto Dealers in Overtime Dispute

June 21, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday sided with automobile dealers in a case involving overtime pay eligibility for service advisors. In its ruling on Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro et. al., the Supreme Court sent the case back to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to review its previous ruling that dealership […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Encino Motorcars, Overtime, U.S. Supreme Court

Connect

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Interview Sponsors

IBIS Publisher Partner

Login

Remember Me
Subscribe | Lost your Password?

Tags

AAA AASP/NJ Acquisitions Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Agreements Signed Auto Care Association Automotive Service Association Autonomous Vehicles Awards Axalta Coating Systems BASF Board of Directors Boyd Group California Canada Career and Technical Education CARSTAR CCC Certification Collision Repair Education Foundation Copart Coronavirus Diagnostics Donations Earnings Florida General Motors I-CAR Insurance Auto Auctions Lawsuits legislation LKQ Corporation Mitchell International National Auto Body Council Network Affiliations Non-OEM Parts Openings People PPG Industries Regulations Service King Collision Repair Centers Texas United Kingdom Women's Industry Network Workforce Development

Recent Articles

  • Rhode Island Legislation Seeks to Double Threshold Before Physical Inspection Required on Collision Repair Claims May 19, 2022
  • Copart Reports Revenue of $939.9 Million in Fiscal Third Quarter May 19, 2022
  • ASA Honors Members and Elects Board at Annual Business Meeting May 19, 2022
  • Clyde Douglas Named SVP and General Manager, Claims at USAA May 19, 2022
  • Nominations Open for I-CAR’s Russ Verona Memorial Award and Jeff Silver Award May 19, 2022
  • Interview: Lucky Papageorg on Special Commission on Auto Body Labor Rates in Massachusetts Report May 18, 2022
  • Incline Equity Partners Invests in Certified Collision Group May 18, 2022

CollisionWeek Membership

  • Login
  • Lost Password
  • Membership Details
  • Register
  • Sponsors
  • Subscription Information
  • Terms of Use for CollisionWeek

More Information

About CollisionWeek
Contact Us
Privacy Policy
Event Calendar
Take the Collision Repair Business Conditions Survey

Copyright 1999-2021 - QuanDec Corporation - All Rights Reserved · Log in