Cypaleo, LLC v. ASUS Computer International

Cypaleo LLC, an affiliate of prolific patent monetization firm IP Edge LLC, has kept its sole litigation campaign alive with a suit filed against VOXX (1:18-cv-00537) in the District of Delaware. The complaint asserts the same former Xerox patent, generally related to a networked device for monitoring a machine, the device having multiple communication interfaces, at issue throughout this campaign. VOXX is accused of infringement through the provision of “interactive communication devices”, with Cypaleo calling out the Jensen VM9216BT in-dash multimedia receiver.

Prolific patent monetization firm IP Edge LLC shows no signs of slowing down in the New Year, with affiliated NPEs filing another round of cases in the first week of January. Ruby Sands LLC has added new lawsuits to its troubled mobile banking campaign, while Packet Tread LLC and Cypaleo LLC have continued to expand their respective communications campaigns. These latest cases follow a surge of filings by other IP Edge affiliates in the final months of 2016.

IP Edge LLC affiliate MagnaCross LLC has filed a fresh round of lawsuits, capping off a wave of year-end litigation by other NPEs also controlled by the prolific monetization firm. The latest MagnaCross complaints target Avaya (2:16-cv-01461), Comtrend (2:16-cv-01462), EnGenius (2:16-cv-01463), Huawei (2:16-cv-01464), Juniper Networks (2:16-cv-01465), Siemens (2:16-cv-01466), and Sierra Wireless (2:16-cv-01467), accusing the companies of infringing a single patent (6,917,304) generally related to wireless data transmission through the provision of wireless access points or routers.

Avaya (2:16-cv-00945), Grandstream Networks (2:16-cv-00946), Polycom (2:16-cv-00948), and Snom (2:16-cv-00949) are the latest companies to be sued in Cypaleo LLC’s sole litigation campaign. The NPE asserts a single, former Xerox patent (5,638,427) generally related to a networked device for monitoring a machine, the device having multiple communication interfaces. These new complaints bring the number of defendants in the campaign over 25; while past infringement allegations focused on smartphones, tablets, and gaming laptops, Bluetooth-enabled phones with USB ports (e.g. Avaya’s 1140E IP Desk Phone, Grandstream’s GXV3275, Polycom’s VVX600, and Snom’s 760 Desk Telephone) are now at issue.

Cypaleo LLC launched its first litigation campaign, suing Acer, Archos, ASUS, BlackBerry, BLU Products, Coolpad Technologies, Dell, and HTC. The entity is asserting a single patent that originated with Xerox (5,638,427). It was assigned to Cypaleo in March 2015. The patent-in-suit relates to an interactive communication device, and the complaints accuse defendants’ mobile devices, both smartphones and tablets, of infringement.