Defendant
3 cases as defendant.
General Motors Holdings LLC is a holding company within the broader General Motors Company (NYSE: GM), a publicly traded multinational automotive manufacturer founded in 1908. Headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, General Motors is one of the world's largest automakers, reporting $171.8 billion in revenue for 2023 and employing approximately 165,000 people globally. The company's ownership is widely distributed among institutional investors, with major firms like The Vanguard Group and BlackRock holding significant stakes.
As a major operating company, General Motors designs, manufactures, and sells vehicles under its core brands: Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac. Beyond vehicle sales, the company's operations include producing automotive components and engines, providing financial services through its GM Financial subsidiary, and offering connected-car services like OnStar. GM is also actively developing and deploying electric vehicle (EV) and autonomous driving technologies across its product lines.
The company’s patent litigation posture, based on tracked cases, is that of an operating company defending itself against patent assertions. General Motors Holdings LLC has been named as a defendant in two patent infringement lawsuits and has not been tracked as a plaintiff. Both suits were filed by VB Assets, LLC, an entity that acquires and asserts patents. One case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, a jurisdiction frequently used by patent assertion entities.
The two tracked cases against General Motors Holdings LLC were initiated by VB Assets, LLC. This plaintiff is a non-practicing entity (NPE) that asserts a portfolio of patents originally developed by VoiceBox Technologies, an early developer of conversational AI and voice-recognition technology. VB Assets has engaged in similar litigation against other major corporations, including Amazon and Apple, over technologies related to their voice-activated digital assistants. The lawsuits against GM likely target the voice-control and infotainment systems integrated into its vehicles.
This is an active infringement lawsuit filed by VB Assets LLC against General Motors and Onstar. According to the narrative, the case is in its early stages.
Patent infringement suit filed by VB Assets, LLC against General Motors Holdings LLC. The case is currently active.
Lawsuit filed by Emerging Automotive LLC alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. 11,104,245.