Vision Works IP automotive patent found invalid

On March 13, 2024, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) entered a final rejection of the asserted claims of U.S. Patent 8,437,935, owned by Vision Works IP Corp., an NPE. The ’935 patent generally relates to a vehicle monitoring system for turning off an idling engine. The ’935 patent was previously asserted against Mercedes-Benz USA and Nissan and is currently being asserted against Subaru and Volvo.

View district court litigations by Vision Works IP. Unified was represented by Raghav Bajaj and David McCombs of Hayes Boone, and by in-house counsel, Kelly Hughes and Ashraf Fawzy.

To view the reexamination request, visit Unified’s Portal: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/exparte/90015258