Defendant
2 cases as defendant.
NETGEAR, Inc. is a publicly traded computer networking company founded in 1996. Headquartered in San Jose, California, the company is listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol NTGR. For the 2024 fiscal year, NETGEAR reported net revenue of approximately $674 million and had 655 employees.
NETGEAR is an operating company that produces and sells networking hardware for consumers, businesses, and service providers. Its product lines are grouped into three main segments: Connected Home (CHP), which includes the popular Orbi and Nighthawk brands of Wi-Fi routers, mesh systems, and modems; NETGEAR for Business (NFB), offering Ethernet switches, wireless access points, and security solutions for small to mid-sized businesses; and a service provider segment. The company also provides ProAV solutions for audio-visual applications.
The company's patent litigation history shows it as a defendant in the two tracked cases, a typical posture for an operating company defending against infringement claims. The cases were filed in 2021 by non-practicing entities (NPEs) in the U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of California and the Eastern District of Texas, the latter being a common venue for patent assertion.
The tracked cases against NETGEAR were initiated by Fleet Connect Solutions LLC and Atlas Global Technologies LLC. Both plaintiffs are patent assertion entities. These suits reflect a common trend where technology hardware companies like NETGEAR are targeted by NPEs over features incorporated into their networking products.
Patent infringement suit filed by Fleet Connect Solutions LLC against NETGEAR, Inc. asserting U.S. Patent 7,742,388. The case was subsequently transferred.
Atlas Global Technologies LLC filed this active infringement suit against NETGEAR, Inc. in the Eastern District of Texas asserting U.S. Patent 10,020,919.