It was announced on Monday that Toyota lost a patent appeal involving the Japanese automaker’s hybrid technology. A federal court ruled last year that Toyota had to pay Paice LLC $4.3 million for using the Virginia-based company’s patented technologies in its gasoline-hybrid vehicles.
The patent dispute was over a microprocessor that handles torque information for both the gasoline and electric motor, according to The Detroit News.
In addition to the $4.3 million reward, Toyota must also pay Paice $25 for every Prius, Highlander Hybrid and Lexus RX400h sold. However, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block the sale of the aforementioned vehicles.
