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Texas Monetization Firm, Arising from Longhorn IP’s Split, Looks Ready to Litigate
Patent Market, Patent Watch
Public records suggest that litigation may be coming from Ozmo Licensing LLC (f/k/a Sonic Wave LLC), a Texas entity identified as a “current investment” on the website of Harfang IP Investment Corp. As recently reported by RPX, Longhorn IP LLC’s cofounder, Christian (“Chris”) Dubuc, is leaving that firm three years after its formation and has changed the name of an existing Texas entity under his control to Harfang IP. Meanwhile, newly released assignment records reveal that in November 2019, Ozmo Licensing expanded its patent holdings with additional pickups from Intellectual Ventures LLC (IV).
January 9, 2020
New Monetization Firm on the Horizon as Longhorn IP Leadership Parts Ways
Patent Market, Patent Watch
Just over three years after cofounding Longhorn IP LLC with Khaled Fekih-Romdhane, Christian (“Chris”) Dubuc is apparently leaving the firm. The website for Dubuc’s new venture characterizes Longhorn IP, together with its six “portfolios” (several in active litigation), as “previous investments” and indicates that Fekih-Romdhane will continue with Longhorn IP as its president and CEO. Dubuc’s identification of Ozmo Licensing LLC (f/k/a Sonic Wave LLC) as a “current investment”, however, suggests that the new venture will continue monetizing patents.
December 15, 2019