Following its case against Samsung last month, Truesight Communications LLC—managed by a familiar patent monetization figure—has expanded its sole litigation with a pair of suits against Lenovo (2:24-cv-00031) and TCL (2:24-cv-00032) in the Western District of Texas. The four patents-in-suit are broadly directed to the “storage and display of digital media”, with infringement allegations targeting devices (i.e., smartphones, tablets, and smart TVs) that support features for implementing “content restriction” via the Google Family Link and Disney+ services, streaming content on the Netflix mobile app, navigating “chapters of video content” through the YouTube mobile app, and the incorporation of a UFS 2.1 memory module.

Based on a review of public records, RPX has tied multiple litigation campaigns started in Q4 2023 to specific third-party litigation funders, with targeted defendants spread across multiple market sectors, including Mobile Communications and Devices, Networking, E-Commerce and Software, and Consumer Electronics and PCs. The funded plaintiffs include NPEs as well as apparent operating companies, with a mix of familiar faces and new entrants.

Truesight Communications LLC has filed its first lawsuit, accusing Samsung (2:23-cv-00643) of infringing four former MOD Systems patents described as generally related to “storage and display of digital media”. The accused products include Samsung smartphones, smart televisions, and tablets, Truesight highlighting in its complaint the provision of the Samsung Galaxy S22, on its own and in conjunction with either the Netflix or YouTube mobile app. Neither mobile app provider is named as a defendant in the new Eastern District of Texas complaint. Truesight is managed by a familiar patent monetization figure, plaintiffs associated with whom have sued Samsung three times before—but this time, there appears to be litigation funding involved.

Omnislash Digital LLC, an entity with familiar connections in patent monetization, has moved separate batches of patents that it picked up from Allied Security Trust (AST) late last year to Haptic Synergy LLC and Modena Navigation LLC. The mid-October assignments suggest that litigation may be coming from each of the recipients, with Haptic Synergy’s new portfolio generally relating to touch sensitive displays; Modena Navigation’s, to tracking and displaying navigation information.