Defendant

NetMotion Wireless, Inc.

1 case as defendant.

Cases
1
Active
0
1 closed
Filed
2003
Top venue
D. Delaware
1 case
Also appears as a plaintiff in 2 cases → View as plaintiff

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NetMotion Wireless, Inc. — Company Profile

Overview. NetMotion Wireless, Inc. (later NetMotion Software, Inc.) was a Seattle, Washington–based enterprise software company founded in 2001 as a spin-off of wireless software assets from WRQ, Inc. It was privately held throughout its independent existence and backed by venture and private-equity investors (Northwest Venture Associates, eFund, Fluke Venture Partners, then Liberty Partners, Clearlake Capital Group, and The Carlyle Group). In July 2021, Absolute Software Corporation acquired NetMotion for approximately US$340 million; NetMotion is now a subsidiary of Absolute, and its products were rebranded as Absolute Secure Access. Carlyle's 2016 acquisition release stated the company employed 114 people globally at that time.

Products / operations. NetMotion was an operating company selling mobile-workforce connectivity and security software, not a patent assertion entity. Its flagship product was Mobility XE, a mobile VPN that maintained secure sessions across cellular, Wi-Fi and other networks; it also sold Locality, a cellular network performance-management product. Later offerings added zero-trust network access, software-defined perimeter, and digital experience monitoring. The acquired portfolio is now marketed as Absolute Secure Access, comprising Absolute Core (secure tunnel/VPN), Absolute Edge (ZTNA), and Absolute Insights for Network (experience monitoring).

Litigation posture. NetMotion was an active two-way commercial litigant, not an NPE. Its three tracked cases (2 as plaintiff, 1 as defendant) all involve the same rival, Padcom, Inc., rather than a broad patent-assertion campaign. Venues were the District of Delaware, the Northern District of California, and the Western District of Washington — no Eastern District of Texas cluster.

Notable cases. Padcom sued NetMotion in Delaware (Oct. 2003) over wireless roaming patents ('920, '324, '405), and NetMotion filed parallel actions in Washington state court (removed to W.D. Wash.) and N.D. Cal. A Delaware jury found in Padcom's favor in March 2006. The two competitors merged in June 2006 under the NetMotion name, resolving the litigation; the combined company was headquartered in Seattle.

Padcom, Inc. v. NetMotion Wireless, Inc. et al.

judgment
Docket:
03-983-SLR
Filed:
2003-10-26
Terminated:
2006-07-12

Padcom sued NetMotion Wireless and Database Solutions for patent infringement in the District of Delaware. The asserted patents were US 6,418,324 and US 6,198,920 at filing, with US 6,826,405 added by amended complaint. After the court denied summary judgment of invalidity, a jury found the patents valid and infringed on March 28, 2006, and stipulated final judgment was entered for Padcom on July 12, 2006.