Autumn Cloud LLC v. Brightcove, Inc. DC

Two newly formed Texas NPEs—Autumn Cloud LLC and Banertek LLC—have launched litigation campaigns on the same day. Each NPE has asserted patents transferred to it from Olivistar LLC, itself an NPE, managed by the three principals of patent monetization firm IP Edge LLC, which has previously litigated the patents in its own name. These latest patent transfers to recently formed entities, followed by new litigation of the same patents under a plaintiff with a new name, appears to be a developing pattern for entities affiliated with IP Edge.