Defendant
2 cases as defendant.
3D Surfaces, LLC is a privately held limited liability company headquartered in Cupertino, California, founded on June 22, 2016. The company is identified as an "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSOR," indicating it operates as a Non-Practicing Entity (NPE) rather than producing goods or services. No employee count or revenue figures are publicly available.
As an intellectual property licensor, 3D Surfaces, LLC's operations primarily involve asserting its patent portfolio. Its asserted patents, including U.S. Patent Nos. 7,245,299 and RE42,543, relate to graphics processing technology, specifically real-time tessellation of graphics objects for 3D rendering and graphics surface rendering technology, targeting modern GPU pipelines, particularly DirectX 11 tessellation stages.
The company's patent litigation posture is that of an NPE asserting its portfolio. It has initiated one tracked lawsuit as a plaintiff, 3D Surfaces LLC v. Dell Technologies, Inc. et al., filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. This district is recognized as a plaintiff-friendly venue for patent cases. In response to its assertions, 3D Surfaces, LLC has been named as a defendant in two Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings, filed by Dell Technologies, Inc. and Intel Corporation, challenging the validity of its patents.
A notable development in its litigation was a February 2026 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. This ruling, stemming from the case against Dell Technologies, Inc., found core claims of 3D Surfaces, LLC's graphics processing patents (US 7,245,299 and US RE42,543) invalid as obvious. This decision favored Dell Technologies, Inc., and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas subsequently entered final judgment.
Dell Technologies, Dell, and Intel Corporation filed an inter partes review against 3D Surfaces, LLC challenging US patent 7245299, resulting in a Final Written Decision by the PTAB.
Intel Corporation, Dell Technologies, and Dell filed an inter partes review against 3D Surfaces, LLC challenging US patent 7245299, resulting in a Final Written Decision by the PTAB.