Sisvel International S.A. v. Dell, Inc. DC

Fineur International S.A. subsidiaries Sisvel International S.A. (d/b/a Sisvel Group), Sisvel S.p.A., and 3G Licensing S.A. (collectively, Sisvel) have added a Delaware case against Ford (1:21-cv-01745) to the networking litigation that began as separate campaigns that have morphed into one since June 2019. Sisvel asserts five of the 21 patents-in-campaign in the new complaint against Ford, three developed by Nokia and one each by BlackBerry and LG Electronics (LGE), all of them generally directed to various aspects of wireless communications. The plaintiff alleges that the patents are essential to either 3G or 4G cellular standards, with infringement allegations targeting the provision of compliant automobile services, including SYNC Connect, FordPass SmartLink, and FordPass Connect.

Sisvel International S.A. (d/b/a Sisvel Group); Sisvel S.p.A.; and 3G Licensing S.A. (collectively, Sisvel)—all subsidiaries of Fineur International S.A.—have sued BBK Electronics (OnePlus) (1:20-cv-00653), CradlePoint (1:20-cv-00649), Dell (1:20-cv-00651), Honeywell (1:20-cv-00652), TCL (1:20-cv-00654), Tesla (1:20-cv-00655), Tinno Mobile (Wiko) (1:20-cv-00658), VeriFone (1:20-cv-00656), and Xirgo Technologies (1:20-cv-00659) in the District of Delaware and BLU Products (1:20-cv-22050), HMD Global (1:20-cv-22051), and Sun Cupid Technology (Noetic) (1:20-cv-22054) in the Southern District of Florida, all over the provision of automobiles and a variety of devices (e.g., adapters, cellular modems, computers, payment terminals, routers, smartphones, vehicle tracking devices, etc.). At issue are the products’ compliance with the 3G and 4G cellular network standards.

Earlier this month, Sisvel International S.A. (d/b/a Sisvel Group) added a District of Delaware case against Dell to the networking campaign that it began in that district in June with suits against six other defendants. The original complaints in the June cases asserted five former Nokia patents, but subsequent amended complaints added accusations as to seven former BlackBerry patents (or a subset of those patents) to all prior complaints except the BLU Products complaint. Dell was hit with all 12 patents at once, as is the situation with Sisvel’s new suit against ZTE (3:19-cv-01694), filed in the Northern District of Texas by Sisvel and a sister subsidiary, 3G Licensing S.A., to which Sisvel pleads that it assigned the former BlackBerry patents on July 11, 2019. ZTE is accused of infringement through the provision of the Axon, Blade, Grand, and Nubia series smartphones.

Sisvel International S.A. (d/b/a Sisvel Group) has added another District of Delaware case, this one against Dell (1:19-cv-01247), to the litigation campaign that it began there with early June suits against AnyDATA, BLU Products, Cradlepoint, Honeywell, Verifone, and Xirgo Technologies. Those cases saw five former Nokia patents asserted, each of which Dell is accused of infringing as well, but the new suit adds accusations as to seven former BlackBerry patents. At issue is Dell’s provision of the 5510 Mobile Broadband Wireless Cellular Modem, Latitude 5000 and 7000 Series computers, the Precision 3520 Workstation laptop, and the Precision 7000 Series computers.

Sisvel International S.A. (d/b/a Sisvel Group) has kicked off a new litigation campaign, suing AnyDATA (1:19-cv-01140), BLU Products (1:19-cv-01141), Cradlepoint (1:19-cv-01142), Honeywell (1:19-cv-01143), Verifone (1:19-cv-01144), and Xirgo Technologies (1:19-cv-01145) in the District of Delaware. The defendants are each accused of infringing the same five wireless communications patents originating with Nokia and acquired in April 2012. Sisvel has targeted the defendants’ provision of certain devices and chipsets that implement cellular networking standards (e.g., 3G modules, credit card readers, modems, routers, trackers, etc.).