Monetization firm IP Edge LLC, through associated entity Aristors Licensing LLC, has filed suit against BlackBerry (1:19-cv-01583), Everbridge (1:19-cv-01584), and United Technologies (1:19-cv-01585) in the District of Delaware; against Singlewire Software (3:19-cv-00695) in the Western District of Wisconsin; and against Status Solutions (1:19-cv-00722) in the Southern District of Ohio, all as part of a new litigation campaign over a family of patents generally related to sending sensor data to emergency responders and “emergency alert groups” on a mobile device. Targeted are the defendants’ crisis communication systems; for example, BlackBerry’s AtHoc system.

A couple of months after its last wave of suits ended, Guyzar LLC, an apparent affiliate of monetization firm IP Edge LLC, has filed another one. The NPE has sued AirBNB (1:18-cv-01256), America Movil (TracFone Wireless) (1:18-cv-01258), eBay (Stubhub) (1:18-cv-01257), and Nike (1:18-cv-05599) over the use of the OAuth protocol on their websites. The sole patent-in-suit generally relates to using a separate certification server to authenticate a first server without revealing confidential information about the user. While seeking a default judgment against a defendant in the last round, also targeted for its website operation, Guyzar—ordered to justify a $75K damages ask untethered to either a lost profits or reasonable royalty theory—voluntarily dismissed the case instead.

Guyzar LLC, an apparent affiliate of monetization firm IP Edge LLC, has revived its website login campaign after the last of its previous cases was dismissed in August. The NPE’s latest complaints, against 360Training.com (2:17-cv-00697), Al’s Formal Wear (2:17-cv-00698), Glasses USA (1:17-cv-07906), Executive Gift Shoppe (1:17-cv-07904), and Nikon (1:17-cv-06016), bring the total number of defendants in its sole campaign, launched in late 2015, to more than 75. The new defendants are accused of infringing a single web authentication patent through the use of the OAuth protocol on their websites.

Apparent IP Edge LLC affiliate Guyzar LLC has filed another half dozen cases, bringing the total number of defendants in the litigation campaign that it launched in late 2015 to over 70. The new suits accuse Genesco (2:17-cv-00361), Olympus (2:17-cv-00362), Sony (2:17-cv-00363), Zinio (2:17-cv-00364), Zoho (2:17-cv-00365), and Zoosk (2:17-cv-00366) of infringing the sole patent-at-issue in the campaign (5,845,070) through the use of the OAuth or OAuth 2 protocols on their websites. The ‘070 patent generally relates to using a separate certification server to authenticate a first server without revealing confidential information about the user.

Guyzar LLC has filed 15 additional cases in its Texas campaign asserting a single patent (5,845,070) generally related to using a separate certification server to authenticate a first server without revealing confidential information. The new defendants include Adidas (Reebok), Alibaba, Bloomberg, Glassdoor, Indeed, and Monster Worldwide, among others, each of which is accused of infringement through the use of the OAuth or OAuth 2 protocols on their websites. Guyzar has conducted this, its sole litigation campaign, by filing suits in waves, one each in November 2015, March 2016, and now July 2016.

Over the past two months, four NPEs with apparent connections to patent monetization firm IP Edge LLC have collectively filed nearly 50 patent infringement suits against operating companies. This report provides an overview of each of those four NPEs’ campaigns, which canvass a broad spectrum of defendants in multiple market sectors. Active defendants in these campaigns range from networking companies (Allied Telesis, Sophos) to retailers (1-800-Flowers, Staples), from electronics companies (Hisense, TCL) to wireless carriers (AT&T, T-Mobile).

On the heels of dismissal in the last remaining cases that it filed in June 2015, BSG Tech LLC has added five new suits, bringing the number of defendants in its sole litigation campaign to over 50. The new complaints, like the NPE’s previous filings, target the e-commerce websites of defendants 1-800-Flowers.com (Harry and David) (2:16-cv-00531), Autozone.com (2:16-cv-00529), Liberty Interactive (BuySeasons) (2:16-cv-00530), Rakuten (2:16-cv-00532), and Staples (2:16-cv-00533). In state records, BSG Tech has identified as its member Yun Sun Chong, an individual with connections to multiple other Texas NPEs.

Last week, Guyzar LLC filed another 19 cases in its November 2015 litigation campaign, and this week, the NPE has added a 20^th new case, against SAP (2:16-cv-00249). The new complaint again asserts one patent (5,845,070) against defendants’ use of the OAuth or OAuth 2 protocols to offer the ability to log in using an account from another service.

Its first wave whittling down to a single remaining defendant, Guyzar LLC has filed another 19 cases in its Texas campaign. Again, defendants run the gamut, from Forbes and The New York Times to Fitbit, from Groupon and Travelzoo to OmahaSteaks.com. A single patent (5,845,070) is asserted in the campaign; it generally relates to using a separate certification server to authenticate a first server without revealing confidential information. Guyzar accuses defendants of infringement through the use of the OAuth or OAuth 2 protocols to offer the ability to log in using an account from another service.

New NPE Guyzar LLC has filed suit against 20 defendants on the same day, asserting a single patent (5,845,070), which generally relates to using a separate certification server to authenticate a first server without revealing confidential information, against companies using the OAuth protocol to offer the ability to log in using an account from another service. Defendants range from news outlets (LATimes.com, The Washington Post) to entertainment companies (Buzzfeed, ESPN, Television Food Network) to e-commerce platforms (TripAdvsor, Kayak.com). This litigation campaign is the NPE’s first and only one to date, but the ‘070 patent has passed through the hands of some very active players prior to Guyzar’s acquisition: it was previously owned by a company tied to both Monument Patent Holdings LLC and Guy Fielder, founder of PACid Group, LLC and numerous related licensing entities.