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Ford ordered to pay Aurora man $55.6 million in patent dispute

December 1, 2009

Inventor shows Ford Motor Co. his prototype for new technology. Automaker dismisses the idea. Ford later unveils similar technology in its cars. Sound familiar?

Such a scenario played out in real life and was the subject of the 2008 movie “Flash of Genius,” starring Greg Kinnear as Robert Kearns, who invented the intermittent windshield wiper. Now, history has repeated itself.

Jacob Krippelz of Aurora has waged an 11-year legal battle against Ford over a lighting system he patented in 1991. In December, a federal jury in Chicago awarded him $23 million in royalties for Ford’s patent infringement.

 

Read Article: Chicago Tribune

 

Posted By: Arizona Phoenix Personal Injury Attorneys

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