Looks like Ford's SYNC system isn't the apple of everyone's eye, specifically not Eagle Harbor Holdings LLC, the company that filed a patent infringement case against Ford in Tacoma, Washington. The case will be presented in federal court on Thursday.
The Bainbridge Island-based company, Eagle Harbor, claims that Ford began meeting with them back in 2002 to discuss the use of their patented technology in systems such as SYNC, Active Park Assist, Blind-Spot Identification System with Cross Traffic Alert, MyKey and Integrated Control System for Stability Control. In 2008, Ford allegedly broke off talks with Eagle Harbor and it was just a few years later that the technology seems to have crept into Ford's electronic systems.
Eagle Harbor's general counsel, Jeff Harmes, estimates that should the company prevail in its claim, compensation could be in the millions.
It's interesting to note that Eagle Harbor's chairman, Dan Preston, along with his son Joe, cofounded the company that originally deployed GM's OnStar System.
Ford declined to comment on the lawsuit as of Tuesday, July 5th.
Source: CTV
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The Bainbridge Island-based company, Eagle Harbor, claims that Ford began meeting with them back in 2002 to discuss the use of their patented technology in systems such as SYNC, Active Park Assist, Blind-Spot Identification System with Cross Traffic Alert, MyKey and Integrated Control System for Stability Control. In 2008, Ford allegedly broke off talks with Eagle Harbor and it was just a few years later that the technology seems to have crept into Ford's electronic systems.
Eagle Harbor's general counsel, Jeff Harmes, estimates that should the company prevail in its claim, compensation could be in the millions.
It's interesting to note that Eagle Harbor's chairman, Dan Preston, along with his son Joe, cofounded the company that originally deployed GM's OnStar System.
Ford declined to comment on the lawsuit as of Tuesday, July 5th.
Source: CTV