Case No. 04-80136 (October 19, 2006). In 1999, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida granted Kenyon & Kenyon clients Robert Bosch GMBH, Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc., Mercedes-Benz A.G. and a Mercedes-Benz dealership summary judgment of non-infringement of the plaintiff's patent. Kenyon & Kenyon represented Bosch and the Mercedes-Benz companies in two appeals by the plaintiff before the Federal Circuit, which ultimately affirmed the lower court decision per curiam. In subsequent related litigation, Harold G. Abbey v. Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc., a patent infringement suit in which Kenyon represented Robert Bosch Corp., Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc., Volvo Cars North America Corp. and Jaguar Cars North America; we obtained summary judgment of res judicata.
In 2005, Kenyon & Kenyon represented Robert Bosch, Volvo and Jaguar in an appeal by the plaintiff before the Federal Circuit, which ultimately affirmed the lower court dismissal of two of three claims asserted by the plaintiff. In October 2006, the court granted our motion to dismiss, with prejudice the remaining claims of the plaintiff in the litigation.