US ITC judge backs Toyota in hybrid patent dispute

A U.S. International Trade Commission administrative judge sided with Toyota Motor Corp., concluding that two of its hybrid models did not infringe a patent held by a small U.S. company, the agency said on Wednesday.

If Solomon prevailed, Japan's top automaker could be banned from importing the systems and the Prius and Highlander hybrid models that they power.

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Judge backs Toyota, Reuters

 

Thanks, Dennis. Fixed it in my post. Sorry about that.