Garrity Power Services LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd et al DC

In April, RPX covered the imposition of $5K in sanctions by Northern District of Texas Chief Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn on MagnaCross LLC—a plaintiff associated with Texas monetization firm IP Edge LLC—and its litigation counsel for “filing a brief that contained sections copied and pasted from a brief in another case, which referenced different and irrelevant claims” of the sole patent there in suit. Now, IP Edge faces another storm, this one directly targeting an IP Edge principal, in a newly filed Eastern District of Texas complaint.

Garrity Power Services LLC has sued Samsung (2:20-cv-00269) over the provision of certain Galaxy smartphones that feature Wireless PowerShare, a functionality also known as "reverse wireless charging", allowing a smartphone to wirelessly charge another device. A single patent generally related to wirelessly charging or discharging a battery is asserted in the Eastern District of Texas complaint, which details the education, professional background, and awards of the patent’s named inventors, Paul Garrity, the CEO of Garrity Power Services; and Aaron Jungreis, a research and development engineer with the plaintiff.