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Carrum Technologies, LLC v. BMW of North America, LLC, et al.

Carrum Technologies, LLC

BMW of North America, LLC, et al.

Obtained complete victory against Carrum on appeal of the District of Delaware’s claim construction to the Federal Circuit following Carrum’s stipulation of non-infringement under the claim construction, thereby exonerating BMW’s ACC system, first sold in 2000, against Carrum’s 2004 patents. Invalidated several asserted claims through post-grant efforts before the U.S. Patent Office, including IPRs and EPRs, and pursued claims through proceedings before the Eastern District of Virginia to vindicate BMW’s patent challenges.

Carrum Technologies, LLC v. BMW of North America, LLC, et al., 1:18-cv-01645, D. Del., Judge Andrews

BMW of North America, LLC, et al. v. Carrum Technologies, LLC, 21-1435, 24-1480, Fed. Cir., Judges Clevenger, Cunningham, Lourie, Moore, Prost, Taranto

BMW of North America, LLC, et al. v. Carrum Technologies, LLC, IPR2019-00902, -00903, -00904, -00905, -00927, 00928, PTAB, Judges Browne, Scanlon, Tornquist

BMW of North America, LLC, et al. v. Carrum Technologies, LLC, 90/019,010, CRU

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