The same day that the February 2024 case that Avant Location Technologies LLC filed against Samsung was dismissed with prejudice, after a noticed settlement, the plaintiff filed a new complaint against Apple (2:24-cv-00757), asserting the same seven patents. Per Avant, “the Accused Products are Apple products that implement Find My, which include, but are not limited to, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple Watch, Mac, AirPods, AirTag, Apple Pencil, and Apple Vision Pro”. Litigation remains active against the other two defendants in this campaign: Generac (ecobee), which has yet to respond to a July 2023 complaint; and Fibar Group, which filed an answer on August 28, 2024.

Avant Location Technologies LLC launched its sole litigation campaign this past July with a suit against Generac (ecobee) in the Eastern District of Texas. Now, the plaintiff has sued Samsung (2:24-cv-00133) in the same district. The seven asserted patents, five of which are making their litigation debut, generally relate to a system for providing “presence related services” to a designated “special area” through a linked mobile station. Samsung is targeted over a wide array of devices, including earphones, smartphones, smart watches, and tablets, that support the SmartThings Find feature.

With apparent backing by a litigation funder, Avant Location Technologies LLC has filed suit against Generac (ecobee) (2:23-cv-00354) in the Eastern District of Texas, asserting two patents generally related to a system for providing “presence related services” to a designated “special area” through a linked mobile station. The defendant is accused of infringement through the provision of smart home devices including certain cameras, sensors, and thermostats, as well as related devices. At issue are certain location-tracking tools or functionalities (e.g., Arm/Disarm, geofencing, and Home/Away detection).