Panasonic Has No Role in US Toyota Wi-Fi Patent Suit, Judge Told

A University of New Mexico-affiliated nonprofit argued that a Panasonic Holdings Corp. unit shouldn’t be allowed to intervene in a patent infringement lawsuit against three Toyota Motor Corp. American units because it has no direct connection to the case, despite its role as the parent company’s vendor.

UNM Rainforest Innovations said Panasonic Automotive Systems Co. Ltd. doesn’t make the infringing Wi-Fi chips and vehicles or directly sell anything to Toyota Motor North America Inc., Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc., and Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc., according to an opposition to the motion to intervene it filed Wednesday in ...