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.

Inspire Licensing LLC, an IP Edge LLC plaintiff, has opened up a vehicle monitoring campaign in three separate federal districts, suing Broadcom (6:20-cv-00880) in the Western District of Texas, Denso (2:20-cv-00316) in the Eastern District of Texas, and Progress Software (3:20-cv-00900) in the Western District of Wisconsin. A two-patent family is asserted against each defendant, targeting Broadcom and Denso over products that detect cyberattacks in connected cars and Progress Software over products that monitor automotive manufacturing systems.