Together, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (as patent owner) and Ethanol Boosting Systems, LLC (EBS) (as exclusive licensee) have sued Ford (1:19-cv-00196), accusing the automaker of infringing four patents from a family of over two dozen, the asserted patents generally related to fuel management systems involving both port and direct fuel injection. After recounting a lengthy history of alleged communications with Ford over its patented technology, the plaintiffs accuse Ford of infringement through the provision of certain engines and fuel management systems, including its 2.7L EcoBoost, 3.5L EcoBoost, High Output 3.5L EcoBoost, 3.3L Ti-VCT, and 5.0L Ti-VCT V8 engines and fuel management systems.