NPE litigation in the Automotive market sector during the first four months of 2020 was up nearly threefold from the same time period last year. Most recently, 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC and Sisvel International S.A. (d/b/a Sisvel Group) have taken aim at companies operating in the sector, but the year so far has seen new campaigns launched by plaintiffs ranging from relatively recent entrants to patent monetization (e.g., Quartz Auto Technologies, LLC) to established players (e.g., Conversant Wireless Licensing, S.à.r.l.), as well as additional cases filed in existing campaigns waged by inventor-controlled Omega Patents, L.L.C. and frequent plaintiff Leigh M. Rothschild. From wireless connectivity to more traditional automotive technologies, something about 2020 has drawn more litigation to the sector.
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- Rothschild Digital Media Innovations, LLC (6,101,534)
- Route Guidance Systems LLC (6,917,876)
- 2BCom LLC (6,831,444)
- ARSUS, LLC (8,634,989)
- NavBlazer, LLC (9,075,136)
- Quartz Auto Technologies, LLC (6,446,004)
- Sunset Licensing LLC (8,483,941)
- Engle Grange, LLC (8,548,645)
- Omega Patents, L.L.C. (9,458,814)
- 21ST CENTURY GARAGE LLC (5,978,737)
- Sisvel International S.A. (6,529,561)
- Conversant Wireless Licensing S.à.r.l. (f/k/a Core Wireless Licensing S.a.r.l.) (7,643,456)
- Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
- Jens H.S. Nygaard (7,494,178)