Yechezkal Evan Spero v. Mercedes-Benz
Patentability filed 21 Feb 2025 in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and closed 14 May 2026, with US11208029B2 asserted. Recorded basis of termination: unpatentable.
Case record
- Patent involved
- US11208029B2
- Application no.
- US17/152399
- Case no.
- 25-1473
- Verdict cause
- Patentability
- Court
- Fed. Cir.
- Court level
- Court of Appeals
- Case region
- District of Columbia
- Chief judge
- None recorded
- Trial level
- Appeal
- Filed – Closed
- 21 Feb 2025 – 14 May 2026
- Duration
- 447 days
- Basis of termination
- Unpatentable
- Products & marks
- Adaptive headlight system
- Validity challenges
- 5 on record
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Adaptive headlight system
A motor vehicle includes headlamps having a plurality of LED light sources, one or more processors, and a memory storing instructions. One or more processors executing the instructions are enabled to receive first data, including at least map data, indicating a road curvature upcoming along a road on which the motor vehicle is traveling. The processors are also enabled to determine a light change, the change adapting a light pattern of the headlamps in at least one of color, intensity or spatial distribution to increase light in a direction of the road curvature ahead of the motor vehicle and shaping light based at least in part on the road curvature. The processors are further enabled to control at least a first plurality of the LED light sources to provide light based at least in part on the determined light change and prior to the motor vehicle reaching the road curvature.
- Legal status
- Inactive
- Granted
- 28 Dec 2021
- Earliest priority
- 12 Jul 2002
- Est. expiry
- 14 Jul 2023
- Validity challenges
- 5 on recordIPR2023-01034 · Patentability · filed by Mercedes-BenzIPR2023-01122 · Patentability · filed by PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.IPR2022-01586 · Patentability · filed by PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INCIPR2023-01126 · Patentability · filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLCIPR2022-01500 · Patentability · filed by Unified Patents, LLC
- Licences recorded
- None recorded
- Inventors
- SPERO, YECHEZKAL EVAN
- Classification
- B60Q1/04F21K9/23F21K9/232B60Q1/08B60Q1/14F21V19/02F21V23/04F21S4/28F21S41/143F21S41/147F21S41/65H05B47/105H05B45/20H05B47/10H05B47/11F21S41/153H05B47/115H05B45/395H05B3/00F21V29/74F21Y115/10F21V21/02F21V21/30F21W111/023F21W111/027F21W111/08F21W131/103F21W131/40F21Y113/00F21W102/00
- Prosecution counsel
- Brooks Kushman P.C.
- Examiner
- LE, TUNG X
Parties of record
Yechezkal Evan Spero
- Core tech
- Not recorded
- Counsel
- Andrew B. Turner · Frank A. Angileri · Sangeeta G. Shah · Thomas A. Lewry
- Firm
- Brooks Kushman PC
Mercedes-Benz
- Core tech
- Not recorded
- Counsel
- Celine Jimenez Crowson · Damon M. Lewis · Joseph James Raffetto · Nicholas Rotz
- Firm
- Hogan Lovells US LLP
Counsel of record
| Attorney | For | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew B. Turner | Yechezkal Evan Spero | Plaintiff |
| Frank A. Angileri | Yechezkal Evan Spero | Plaintiff |
| Sangeeta G. Shah | Yechezkal Evan Spero | Plaintiff |
| Thomas A. Lewry | Yechezkal Evan Spero | Plaintiff |
| Celine Jimenez Crowson | Mercedes-Benz | Defendant |
| Damon M. Lewis | Mercedes-Benz | Defendant |
| Joseph James Raffetto | Mercedes-Benz | Defendant |
| Nicholas Rotz | Mercedes-Benz | Defendant |
Basis of termination
From the record · verbatim“THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: AFFIRMED”
Case 25-1473 · Fed. Cir. · closed 14 May 2026
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Frequently asked questions
What is case 25-1473?
25-1473 is a patent patentability brought by Yechezkal Evan Spero against Mercedes-Benz, filed on 21 Feb 2025 in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The case closed on 14 May 2026.
Which patent was asserted in 25-1473?
US11208029B2 (“Adaptive headlight system”), assigned to SPERO, YECHEZKAL EVAN, currently inactive. The record also lists Adaptive headlight system.
How was case 25-1473 terminated?
The recorded basis of termination is unpatentable. The termination text reads: “THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: AFFIRMED”
How long did case 25-1473 take?
447 calendar days, from filing on 21 Feb 2025 to closure on 14 May 2026.
Who were the attorneys and the judge in 25-1473?
Andrew B. Turner, Frank A. Angileri, Sangeeta G. Shah and Thomas A. Lewry are recorded as counsel for plaintiff Yechezkal Evan Spero. Celine Jimenez Crowson, Damon M. Lewis, Joseph James Raffetto and Nicholas Rotz appear for defendant Mercedes-Benz.
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