Early last week, RPX pointed to a jump in patent infringement suits in the Automotive market sector; by the end of the week, JG Technologies LLC had joined the fray, filing a barrage of lawsuits against automakers, accusing BMW (2:20-cv-00163), FCA (2:20-cv-00164), Ford (2:20-cv-00165), GM (2:20-cv-00166), Honda (2:20-cv-00167), Hyundai (2:20-cv-00168), Jaguar Land Rover (2:20-cv-00169), Mercedes-Benz (2:20-cv-00170), Nissan (2:20-cv-00171), Tesla (2:20-cv-00172), Toyota (2:20-cv-00173), Volkswagen (2:20-cv-00174), and Volvo (2:20-cv-00175). A single patent, generally related to detecting an object using “electromagnetic wave attenuation patterns”, is asserted. The complaint recounts the development of radar systems to identify “enemy aircraft, particularly stealth aircraft”, dating back to World War II. The plaintiff—which is controlled by a named inventor familiar to those in the patent monetization business—targets the automakers’ collision warning systems, pedestrian/vehicle detection systems, automatic braking systems, etc.
