diff -r d4fbb1f6e1e4 src/com/sun/tdk/signaturetest/core/ClassHierarchyImpl.java
--- a/src/com/sun/tdk/signaturetest/core/ClassHierarchyImpl.java	Thu Jun 23 21:32:52 2011 +0200
+++ b/src/com/sun/tdk/signaturetest/core/ClassHierarchyImpl.java	Wed Sep 24 08:56:12 2014 +0200
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
 import com.sun.tdk.signaturetest.plugin.Transformer;
 
 import java.util.*;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
 
 /**
  * @author Roman Makarchuk
@@ -176,7 +179,17 @@
         return moc.getOverridingMethod(md, false) != null;        
     }
 
+    private static Pattern simpleParamUsage = Pattern.compile("<[^<>]+?>");
+
     private ClassDescription load(String name, boolean no_cache) throws ClassNotFoundException {
+
+        while (name.indexOf('<') != -1 && name.indexOf('>') != -1) {
+            Matcher m;
+            m = simpleParamUsage.matcher(name);
+            name = m.replaceAll("");
+        }
+
+
         ClassDescription c = loader.load(name);
 
         Transformer t = PluginAPI.ON_CLASS_LOAD.getTransformer();