Osha Liang LLP: Valeo North America Inc. Victorious at the PTAB
HOUSTON, June 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- In a significant victory, auto parts maker Valeo North America Inc. won a series of patent challenges related to vehicle vision and imaging system technology in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the company's law firm Osha Liang LLP said today.
In a series of Final Written Decisions, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board invalidated 92 of 93 of claims from four Magna Electronics Inc. patents that had been asserted against Valeo in patent infringement litigation filed in Michigan federal court in March 2013. Valeo initiated the inter partes review proceedings in December 2013 and the Board instituted trial in May 2014.
"Petitioner [Valeo] has shown, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the instituted claims … are unpatentable," the Board wrote of the claims.
The Osha Liang legal team representing Valeo includes partners Tammy J. Terry, Seema Mehta, Aly Dossa, all of the firm's Houston office, and Peter C. Schechter, an Osha Liang partner resident in New York.
Ms. Terry said, "Our team is extraordinarily pleased with this first set of rulings. This is, of course, just the beginning, and Valeo remains dedicated to vindicating its rights in other pending inter partes review proceedings and in district court."
The 18-month-long dispute involves Magna's U.S. Patent Nos. 7,991,522; 8,386,114; 7,859,565 and 7,877,175.
The decisions can be found in Valeo North America Inc. et al v. Magna Electronics Inc., IPR Case Numbers IPR2014-00220; IPR2014-00221; IPR2014-00222; and IPR2014-00227 & -00228 (consolidated), before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
About Osha Liang LLP
Founded in 1997, Osha Liang is an intellectual property law firm with a global presence. The firm has expertise in worldwide patent and trademark procurement, portfolio management, licensing, acquisition, due diligence, opinions of counsel, litigation, and strategic IP counseling, among other areas. With offices in Texas, California, Washington D.C., France, China, and Japan, the firm prides itself in being one of the most technically and legally proficient Intellectual Property law firms in the world. Osha Liang is recognized as a top U.S IP firm based on the number of patents issued. For more information, please visit www.oshaliang.com.
Contact: Tammy J. Terry, Osha Liang LLP, 713.228.8600.
SOURCE Osha Liang LLP
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