Defendant

Azpen Innovation

1 case as defendant.

Cases
1
Active
0
1 closed
Filed
2021
Top venue
E.D. Texas E
1 case

Company profile

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Company overview. Azpen Innovation is a privately held consumer-electronics supplier based in Plano, Texas, operating as a brand/subsidiary of Mingtel Inc. (court and federal records style the entity "Mingtel Inc. d/b/a Azpen Innovation"). Corporate founding dates vary by source: parent Mingtel is cited as founded in 2003, while Azpen's own materials and PR say "since 2008," with business registries listing Texas incorporation around 2010. It is not publicly traded. Size is small: third-party trackers estimate roughly 14 employees, and a 2021 PPP filing reported only 4 jobs retained. Revenue estimates found in aggregator databases conflict and are not reliable enough to repeat.

Products / services. Azpen supplies consumer electronics — primarily Android tablets (7″–10″ models such as the A1083 and A1080), some Windows laptops, wireless/Qi charging devices (e.g., the CES 2018-honored D100 charger), smart-home plugs and controls under the "AzpenHome" line, and audio/accessories. It also markets niche devices like the "My e-Bible" dedicated tablet, and sells through Amazon, HSN, and B2B/education, healthcare and government channels, alongside OEM/ODM services (customization, branding, logistics, warranty support).

Patent-litigation posture. Azpen is an operating company, not an NPE. The tracked data show 1 case as defendant and 0 as plaintiff — the classic profile of a product seller targeted by an assertion entity. There is no evidence Azpen asserts patents itself.

Notable case / context. The sole tracked suit is Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. Azpen Innovation, No. 2:21-cv-00078 (E.D. Tex., filed 2021-03-08). Cedar Lane is a Canadian NPE founded in 2019 that asserts patents acquired from Intellectual Ventures/AVInnov, and it has filed hundreds of suits, frequently in plaintiff-friendly Texas venues. The complaint asserted image-processing-related patents (including U.S. 6,972,790; 6,972,774; 8,537,242; 10,346,105). The case was voluntarily dismissed on 2021-04-13, a common early-settlement outcome for Cedar Lane campaigns.