Defendant
2 cases as defendant.
138 East LCD Advancements Ltd. is a privately held company founded on April 5, 2018, and headquartered in Plaza 255, Ireland. It operates as a subsidiary of Meridian IP Ireland Limited, which is part of the IPValue Management Group. IPValue Management, in turn, is owned by Vector Capital. As of December 2020, 138 East LCD Advancements Ltd. reported having two employees.
The company operates as a non-practicing entity (NPE) focused on patent monetization. Its core operation involves acquiring and licensing patent portfolios, primarily in display and imaging technologies. Since April 2018, 138 East LCD Advancements Ltd. has acquired over 3,500 worldwide patents and pending applications from Seiko Epson Corporation, covering innovations in liquid crystal displays (LCDs), image processing, pixel layouts, electrode structures, and OLEDs. Longitude Licensing Ltd. acts as the exclusive licensee for the 138 East LCD Advancements patent portfolio.
138 East LCD Advancements Ltd. maintains an active patent litigation posture. While the provided data shows one instance where the company is a defendant in a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) case, BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD. v. 138 East LCD Advancements Ltd., this typically represents an inter partes review (IPR) filed by an accused infringer against one of its patents. The company has also acted as a plaintiff in district court litigation, notably winning a $66.9 million jury award against BOE in the Eastern District of Texas for infringement of LCD technology patents, with a finding of willful infringement.
The listed PTAB case, BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD. v. 138 East LCD Advancements Ltd., filed on August 14, 2025, is part of broader litigation concerning LCD technology patents. This particular PTAB action is a defensive maneuver by BOE, likely in response to infringement assertions by 138 East LCD Advancements Ltd. in other forums, such as the Eastern District of Texas.
This Inter Partes Review (IPR) challenging US patent 8319512 was filed at the PTAB by BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. against 138 East LCD Advancements Ltd. The IPR was not instituted for procedural reasons.
This IPR petition, filed by BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD. against 138 East LCD Advancements Ltd. at the PTAB, was not instituted due to procedural reasons.