Defendant
11 cases as defendant.
Company overview. InVue Security Products Inc. (commonly "InVue") is a privately held operating company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina (9201 Baybrook Ln). It was founded in 1972 by the Sankey family and, per ASSA ABLOY's acquisition announcement, had about 260 employees and 2024 sales of roughly SEK 1.85 billion (~US$165 million). On January 24, 2025, InVue was acquired by ASSA ABLOY, the Stockholm-listed access-solutions group; its U.S. corporate parent is Assa Abloy Global Solutions, Inc.
Products / services. InVue designs and manufactures anti-theft merchandise display and access-control systems for retailers. Its connected product line — centered on the OneKEY electronic key ecosystem — includes security sensors, tethers, locks, smart display stands and charging docks for smartphones, tablets, laptops and wearables, secure fixtures, and point-of-sale security. The company describes itself as a provider of precision-engineered, connected asset-protection and access-control solutions, with a heavy patent portfolio covering wireless networked merchandise-security systems and electronic-key authorization (see patents assigned to InVue covering merchandise display security systems and methods).
Patent-litigation posture. InVue is an operating company and active patent plaintiff, not an NPE: it holds one tracked case, filed as plaintiff (1 plaintiff / 0 defendant appearances). The sole tracked matter is InVue Security Products Inc. v. Vanguard Products Group, Inc. (8:26-cv-02536), filed August 28, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida (Tampa Division) — a venue tied to the parties' locations rather than a plaintiff-friendly patent forum like the Eastern District of Texas.
Notable context. The 2026 suit alleges Vanguard infringes U.S. Patent Nos. 12,428,878 and 12,460,451, both related to merchandise-security systems; InVue's disclosure statement identifies Assa Abloy Global Solutions, Inc. as corporate parent. Public records show the same parties litigated earlier in the same district (8:18-cv-2548, alleging infringement of eight patents), with Vanguard filing multiple IPR petitions against InVue patents that were largely settled or not instituted. The dispute reflects the two companies' rivalry in retail merchandise-display security.
Mobile Tech petitioned for inter partes review of all claims 1-30 of U.S. Patent No. 10,055,954. The PTAB denied institution on the merits and terminated the proceeding on May 7, 2020; no final written decision issued.
Mobile Tech, Inc. petitioned for inter partes review of claims 1–12 and 14–44 of US 9,830,787 on obviousness grounds. The PTAB denied institution on May 7, 2020.
Mobile Tech, Inc. et al. petitioned for inter partes review of U.S. Patent No. 10,062,266, challenging claims 1, 2, 3, 5-52, and 54-56. The PTAB denied institution on the merits, and no final written decision was issued.
Mobile Tech, Inc. petitioned for inter partes review of U.S. 9,659,472 B2. The Board instituted review of claims 1–10 and 12–45 and issued a Final Written Decision on 5 Dec 2019; the narrative states the outcome details were not confirmed.
Inter partes review petition filed by Mobile Tech, Inc. and MTI Holdings, LLC against InVue Security Products Inc. challenging claims 1-35 of U.S. Patent No. 9,576,452. The PTAB instituted review on July 17, 2018 and issued a Final Written Decision on July 16, 2019; the decision was appealed to the Federal Circuit.
Post-grant review proceeding listed for U.S. 9,659,472. The Board denied institution on the merits; the petitioner is not confirmed in the retrieved sources.
Inter partes review petition filed by Mobile Tech against InVue challenging U.S. 9,478,110 B2. The Board instituted review and, in a consolidated final written decision with IPR2017-01901, held claims 1-36 unpatentable.
Mobile Tech petitioned for inter partes review of US 9,396,631. The Board instituted review on claims 1-13, 15-19, and 21-29 (of 1-29 challenged) and, in a consolidated Final Written Decision with IPR2017-00345, held all instituted claims unpatentable.
Inter partes review petition filed by Mobile Tech against InVue's US 8,884,762. The Board instituted all claims 1–27 and held claims 1–27 unpatentable in a Final Written Decision dated 2017-09-28.
PTAB inter partes review petition by Mobile Tech against InVue challenging U.S. Patent No. 9,135,800. The Board instituted review on October 13, 2016, and issued a Final Written Decision on October 12, 2017; a request for rehearing was denied on February 22, 2018.
Mobile Tech/MTI petitioned for inter partes review of US 9,269,247. The Board instituted and consolidated with IPR2016-00899; final written decision found claims 1-37 unpatentable. Affirmed on appeal.