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 […]
U.S. Supreme Court Denies ABPA Petition to Hear Ford Collision Repair Part Design Patent Appeal
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 […]
Supreme Court Decision Delivers Victory for Aftermarket on Patents
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 […]
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Auto Dealers in Overtime Dispute
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 […]