Defendant
1 case as defendant.
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is an academic medical center and health system headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Founded with roots dating back to 1902, it is part of Advocate Health, which became the third-largest nonprofit health system in the United States following the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. The organization is a private, not-for-profit entity. It is a significant employer, with more than 19,220 employees, including nearly 3,000 physicians. In 2024, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist reported an estimated annual revenue of $5.05 billion.
The health system provides a comprehensive range of medical services through its flagship Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital, Brenner Children's Hospital, five community hospitals, and over 300 primary and specialty care locations. It operates a Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center and offers specialized care in areas such as cardiology, neurosurgery, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, and geriatrics. Additionally, the institution includes Wake Forest School of Medicine, which serves as its academic core for research and medical education, along with Wake Forest Innovations, focused on commercializing new medical technologies and discoveries.
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist's patent litigation posture is that of an operating company defending against assertions. The company has been named as a defendant in one tracked patent lawsuit and has not appeared as a plaintiff. This sole case, "Lone Star SCM Systems, LP v. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist," was filed in the North Carolina Western District Court.
The notable patent litigation involves Lone Star SCM Systems, LP, identified as a patent assertion entity (NPE) that asserts patents related to radio frequency identification (RFID). This suggests the litigation against Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist likely pertains to the use of RFID technology within its extensive healthcare operations, potentially for asset tracking or patient management systems.
This active case was filed by Lone Star SCM Systems, LP against Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in the North Carolina Western District Court on February 23, 2024.