Litigation

Ford Motor Company v. Massachusetts Institute of Technology et al.

Not Instituted

IPR2021-00341

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Filed
2020-12-24
Terminated
2026-05-20

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Plaintiffs (1)

Summary

Ford Motor Company filed an Inter Partes Review petition challenging US patent 9708965, owned by Massachusetts Institute of Technology and exclusively licensed to Ethanol Boosting Systems, LLC. The PTAB did not institute the review on the merits.

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