RFC Lenders of Texas, LLC v. CalAmp Corp.
Unknown- Docket:
- 4:21-cv-00686
- Court:
- Texas Eastern District Court
- Filed:
- 2021-09-07
Patent infringement suit filed by RFC Lenders of Texas, LLC against CalAmp Corp. asserting US Patent 7,430,471.
Defendant
CalAmp Corp.
1 case as defendant.
Company profile
CalAmp Corp. is a connected intelligence and telematics company headquartered in Irvine, California. Founded in 1981 as California Amplifier Inc., the company initially focused on satellite and broadband communications equipment before pivoting to the Internet of Things (IoT) sector. In June 2024, CalAmp filed for a prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy and was taken private by its primary lender, Lynrock Lake LP. Prior to its restructuring, the company reported revenues of approximately $295 million for the fiscal year ending in February 2023, with around 644 employees.
CalAmp operates as an operating company, providing IoT software applications, cloud services, and telematics hardware. Its main offerings include the CalAmp Telematics Cloud (CTC) platform and various Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications that enable businesses to track and manage mobile assets like vehicles, cargo, and industrial equipment. The company's hardware includes mobile telematics devices, asset-tracking units, and wireless gateways. CalAmp also owns and operates the LoJack stolen vehicle recovery system, which it acquired in 2016. Its solutions serve industries such as transportation and logistics, government, construction, and automotive.
Based on its litigation history, CalAmp's patent posture is that of an operating company defending its technology. The company has been a defendant in one tracked patent case and has not been a plaintiff. This pattern is typical of technology companies that are targeted by patent assertion entities. The single tracked suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, a jurisdiction frequently favored by patent plaintiffs.
The company's only tracked patent suit is RFC Lenders of Texas, LLC v. CalAmp Corp., filed in 2021. The plaintiff does not appear to be a competing technology manufacturer, which suggests the suit was likely initiated by a non-practicing entity (NPE) or a similar patent monetization firm. This litigation is set against the backdrop of CalAmp's significant corporate restructuring in 2024, which was undertaken to reduce debt and convert the company to a private entity focused on its subscription-based software and services.