Nitetek Licensing LLC v. Dahua Technology USA Inc. DC

When Nitetek Licensing LLC sued Continental (Zonar Systems) (1:22-cv-01015) as part of its end-of-July filing spree, the identity of the accused product remained unclear. The apparent IP Edge LLC plaintiff had filed with its District of Delaware complaint a claim chart that seemed better attached to a complaint of sister NPE Valyrian IP LLC, given that a copy of that chart was actually attached to a complaint that Valyrian IP filed against Gores AC Holdings (First Communications) on the same day. At the end of August, Nitetek swapped out the wrong exhibit for the right one in Delaware, dropping that case roughly a week later, but then two days later filed a second complaint against the same defendant (2:22-cv-01224)—a Western District of Washington complaint that itself appears to need correction as well.

Nitetek Licensing LLC, a plaintiff associated with monetization firm IP Edge LLC, has sued Juniper Networks (1:21-cv-01225) and Senao Networks (EnGenius Technologies) (1:21-cv-01223) over devices that support 3G Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems (UMTS) cellular networking, identifying in its complaints the CBA850 3G/4G/LTE Wireless WAN Bridge and EPG600 IoT Gateway, respectively. Asserted is the wireless networking patent at issue throughout this campaign, a single former Panasonic patent generally related to selecting a spreading code for asymmetric communications.

In December, IP Edge LLC plaintiff Nitetek Licensing LLC expanded its sole litigation campaign with a suit against Beijer Electronics (Westermo Data Communications) (1:20-cv-07629) in the Northern District of Illinois, followed by separate District of Delaware cases against Samsara Networks (1:20-cv-01750) and TVU Networks (1:20-cv-01751). The asserted patent, originating with Panasonic, generally relates to selecting a spreading code for asymmetric communications. The defendants are accused of infringement through the provision of devices (i.e., gateways and routers) that support 3G Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems (UMTS) networking capabilities.