Phelan Group, LLC v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

  1. October 02, 2024

    State Farm's Sanctions Bid Nixed In Driver Tech Patent Tangle

    Noting that both parties had unclean hands, a Texas federal judge denied State Farm's request for sanctions in consolidated patent infringement cases brought by an inventor who patented driver monitoring technology that he claims the insurer and automakers Mercedes-Benz and Honda used without permission.

  2. December 21, 2023

    Manufacturer Says State Farm Stole Safe Driving Technology

    A New Mexico device manufacturer told a Texas federal court that State Farm is infringing two of its patents for safe driving technology that authenticates drivers and monitors vehicle operations via GPS through the insurer's "Drive Safe & Save" technology.