Recorded assignments recently made public by the USPTO reveal batches of US patents, one generally related to multi-display devices and another to drug delivery devices, on the move, to entities tied to experienced monetization teams—teams that have apparently secured the backing of the same prominent litigation funder. One of those entities is already in litigation, over previously received patents from the same source, while the other appears headed in that direction.

The deadline for Lenovo (Motorola Mobility) to respond to the October 2023 complaint that Multifold International Incorporated Pte. Ltd. (MII) filed against it in Delaware has been set for December 8. Meanwhile, the plaintiff has filed a second case in the same district, accusing Alphabet (Google) (1:23-cv-01323) of infringing the same 16 patents already in suit. The former Flex patents generally relate to multi-display devices, including certain user interface functionalities and hinge connector assemblies, with infringement allegations centering on various “foldable” and “non-foldable” Pixel-series smartphones.

Singaporean plaintiff Multifold International Incorporated Pte. Ltd. (MII) has returned to US patent litigation, accusing Lenovo (Motorola Mobility) (1:23-cv-01173) of infringing 16 patents broadly directed to multi-display devices, including certain user interface functionalities and hinge connector assemblies. All 16 patents, with one more, were asserted in MII’s 2021 suit against Samsung, which ended last year after a confidential settlement agreement was inked, a few months after the pleadings stage.

In a new Eastern District of Texas complaint, Multifold International Incorporated Pte. Ltd. (MII) has accused Samsung (2:21-cv-00371) of infringing 17 patents broadly directed to multi-display devices, including certain user interface functionalities and hinge connector assemblies. The accused products are certain foldable smartphones, including Samsung’s Galaxy Fold, the Galaxy Z Flip, the Galaxy Z Fold2, the Galaxy Z Flip3, and the Galaxy Z Fold3. This campaign is the second to hit Samsung with patents formerly held by Flex (f/k/a Flextronics).