Network-1 Technologies, Inc. (NYSE American: NTIP), commonly known as Network-1, is a publicly traded company headquartered in New Canaan, Connecticut, founded in 1990. As of May 2026, the company has a market capitalization of approximately $33.95 million and employs two individuals.
Network-1 Technologies operates exclusively in the business of acquiring, developing, licensing, and protecting intellectual property assets; it does not manufacture or sell physical products. Its revenue is derived from patent licensing and settlement agreements. The company manages several patent portfolios, including those related to M2M/IoT (Machine-to-Machine/Internet of Things) technologies for eSIM and 5G in mobile devices, HFT (High-Frequency Trading) technologies, the Cox patent portfolio for identifying media content, and Smart Home interoperability. Historically, its Remote Power Patent, covering Power over Ethernet, and Mirror Worlds Patent Portfolio have been significant revenue generators.
Network-1 Technologies operates as a Non-Practicing Entity (NPE) or patent assertion entity, actively monetizing its acquired patent portfolios through licensing and litigation. The company's litigation posture is primarily as a plaintiff, as indicated by one tracked plaintiff case and one defendant case. Its plaintiff case, "Network-1 Technologies, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al.," is filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, a venue known for patent litigation.
Notable litigation includes an ongoing patent infringement suit against Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America Inc., commenced in June 2025 in the Eastern District of Texas, asserting patents from its M2M/IoT portfolio concerning eSIM and 5G technologies. Samsung has requested Inter Partes Review proceedings against Network-1's asserted patents at the PTAB, which were denied on the merits in April and May 2026. Network-1 is also pursuing litigation against Optiver US LLC and Optiver Trading US LLC (HFT portfolio) in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Additionally, significant litigation against Google and YouTube concerning its Cox patent portfolio resulted in some patent claims being invalidated, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently overturned a judgment of non-infringement for one patent ('237 Patent) related to Google's Content ID system, remanding the case for further proceedings.