Kamatani Cloud Patent, Having Survived IPR in 2016, Pops Up in New Facial Recognition Litigation

Kamatani Cloud LLC has revived a litigation campaign dormant since 2016, accusing NEC (1:20-cv-06721) of infringing a single patent generally related to networked measurement systems. The complaint accuses NEC of infringement through its provision of the NeoFace SmartID facial-recognition mobile app. General Patent Corporation (GPC), Kamatani Cloud’s ultimate parent and a familiar patent monetization firm, has been relatively quiet in recent years, at least in terms of filing patent litigation.