ATLANTA – A U.S. District Court ruling yesterday has resolved a four-year patent dispute between Manheim and Auction Management Solutions, Inc., (AMS) vindicating Manheim’s position on the matter.
“As we have stated from the beginning, we firmly believed the original lawsuit against Manheim had no merit, and we are extremely pleased that the court has agreed with us in this case,” said Manheim president and CEO Dean Eisner.
In its ruling, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia/Atlanta Division agreed with Manheim’s two main arguments: first, that the court should invalidate AMS’ Online Ringman patent; and second, that even if the patent were valid, there is no infringement by Manheim’s Simulcast.
The court ruled in favor of Manheim on these key points in their entirety and granted Manheim’s motion to invalidate AMS’ patent, making the patent no longer valid or enforceable, and granted Manheim’s motion that Simulcast does not infringe on the AMS patent.
About Manheim
Manheim (www.manheim.com) is the world’s leading provider of vehicle remarketing services. Through its wholesale operating locations and array of technology products, Manheim impacts every stage of a used vehicle’s life cycle, helping commercial sellers and automobile dealers realize the full value of their vehicles.
The company’s operating location services include reconditioning, certification, inspections, dealer financing, transport, title management and marshaling, among others. Manheim is also the leader in vehicle remarketing technology, using its online tools to connect buyers and sellers around the globe to the world’s largest, most comprehensive wholesale marketplace. In 2008, Manheim handled nearly 10 million used vehicles, facilitating transactions representing more than $50 billion in value.
Manheim’s subsidiary companies provide value-added remarketing products and services, including paintless dent removal (Dent Wizard), Auto Body Repair, and salvage vehicle remarketing (Total Resource Auctions).
Manheim is a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises Inc., one of the nation’s leading media companies and providers of automotive services.