On April 13, 2017, Unified filed a petition for inter partes review (IPR) against all claims of U.S. Patent 7,085,735, owned and asserted by Autoloxer, LLC, a subsidiary of IP Edge LLC, a well-known NPE. The '735 Patent, which relates to selectively limiting performance characteristics of a vehicle, has been asserted in multiple district court litigation against various automotive manufacturers and equipment suppliers such as Ford, Deere & Company, Onstar, and Yanmar America.
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