Evidence of IP Edge LLC’s frequent practice of naming individuals—seemingly with no discernible connections to patent monetization—as managers or managing members of its various LLCs has long been reported by RPX. Now, with Amazon having recently brought that practice to the attention of Chief Judge Colm F. Connolly, and with a raft of amended disclosures filed on the same day last week by a handful of apparent IP Edge plaintiffs litigating before that same judge, the coming months may see the full extent of that setup, and its bearing on standing, come to light.

Guild Forest LLC, an apparent affiliate of Texas monetization firm IP Edge LLC, has initiated a new litigation campaign, suing IFWE (1:18-cv-01483), Pinterest (1:18-cv-01480), Snap (1:18-cv-01481), Spotify (1:18-cv-01482), and Time (MySpace) (1:18-cv-01479) in the District of Delaware. The sole patent-in-suit generally relates to compiling and consulting user profiles to customize “an interface”, with infringement allegations focused on the use of user data for targeted advertising and analytics on the defendants’ social media platforms.