Defendant
1 case as defendant.
Competitive Access Systems Inc. is a company incorporated under the laws of Texas, with its principal place of business in Plano, Texas.
The company asserts patents related to network communications, specifically in multipath communication devices and methods. This technology focuses on improving network functionality by providing solutions for limited bandwidth and the availability of a single network connection. Their asserted patents have included U.S. Patent Nos. 8,861,349; 9,350,649; 11,418,641; 11,582,343; 8,228,801; and 10,868,908.
Competitive Access Systems Inc. appears to primarily operate as a patent assertion entity (PAE) or non-practicing entity (NPE), as indicated by its litigation posture. The company has been a plaintiff in multiple patent infringement cases in district courts, including against Oracle Corporation, Motorola Mobility LLC, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. In these cases, Competitive Access Systems Inc. has sought damages for alleged infringement of its patents by various consumer electronic products, such as smartphones implementing 3GPP standards with simultaneous 4G LTE and 5G connections.
The company has one tracked case as a defendant, an action before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) by an Undisclosed Petitioner. This suggests that while Competitive Access Systems Inc. actively asserts its patent portfolio, its patents are also subject to challenges regarding their validity. For example, U.S. Patent 10,868,908, related to multilink communications, was found invalid by the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) in October 2024 following a reexamination proceeding initiated by Unified Patents.
An inter partes review proceeding before the PTAB concerning US patent 7606156. The case was not instituted due to procedural reasons.