A trial is scheduled to start in the U.S. District Court in Baltimore next week on charges that Hyundai and Kia hybrid vehicles are infringing on patents developed by Paice. The small technology company invented a method of control for fuel-efficient hybrid electric vehicles.
Paice filed the infringement lawsuit against Hyundai and Kia in February 2012 after unsuccessfully trying to negotiate a licensing agreement on its patents. The complaint claims that the South Korean automakers are selling hybrid vehicles including the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid and Kia Optima Hybrid that infringe on patents developed by Paice.
