5.13.2013

Hyundai Mobis vs. Autoliv, Airbag patent infringement lawsuit


mobis.co.kr
Hyundai Mobis has been accused patent infringement by Autoliv. Autoliv is a Swedish company and it develops and manufactures automotive safety systems for all major automotive manufacturers in the world. Hyundai Mobis is also a auto parts company in South Korea.

According to a news reports, Autoliv filed a patent infringement lawsuit claiming that Hyundai Mobis infringed on its patented technologies. Autoliv said Hyundai’s Elantra has the airbag cushion module which is patented by them. It prevents passengers’ injuries from air bag inflation. This is second patent case for Hyundai Mobis after a patent violation lawsuit by a company in Canada.

Some people think that this is an attempt to hold back Hyundai Mobis’ overseas expansion. Hyundai Mobis doesn’t have much of worries about this case. The company had technical review and it was approved that they didn’t infringed Autoliv’s patented technologies.


related news article (Korean)

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