Defendant
1 case as defendant.
Newo Corporation d/b/a Amped Wireless is a privately held networking hardware company based at 13089 Peyton Drive, Chino Hills, California. FCC equipment filings for the "Amped Wireless" brand list Paul Green as "CFO of DPI Inc, Parent of Newo Corp dba Amped Wireless," indicating Newo is a subsidiary of DPI Inc. A reseller-sourced brand history states the Amped Wireless brand was founded in 2007 in Chino, California by Jason Owen and later acquired by TP-Link; neither the founding details nor any TP-Link ownership claim is confirmed by a primary source, and I could not verify employee count, revenue, or current ownership status. Treat those specifics as unverified.
Operations. Amped Wireless designs and sells consumer and small-business Wi-Fi hardware built around high-power amplifiers and high-gain antennas for extended range. Product lines include high-power Wi-Fi routers (RTA/TAP-R series), Wi-Fi range extenders (REC, REA, RE, SR series), plug-in extenders, wireless adapters (PCI-E/USB), and whole-home mesh systems (the ALLY line). Devices span 802.11n through 802.11ac and include MU-MIMO models. This is an operating company with commercial products, not a shell licensor.
Litigation posture. The only tracked case has Newo as a defendant (0 plaintiff, 1 defendant), consistent with a product company being targeted rather than asserting patents. The suit was filed in the Central District of California, not a notoriously plaintiff-friendly venue such as the Eastern District of Texas.
Notable case. XR Communications, LLC d/b/a Vivato Technologies v. Newo Corporation d/b/a Amped Wireless, No. 5:17-cv-00744 (C.D. Cal., filed April 19, 2017), asserted U.S. Patent Nos. 7,062,296 and 7,729,728, covering forced beam switching and smart/steered antennas in MU-MIMO 802.11ac access points, routers, and range extenders (e.g., RTA1300M ARTEMIS, RTA2600 ATHENA, RE2600M ATHENA-EX). XR Communications — characterized in co-defendant filings as a non-practicing entity reviving the failed Vivato, Inc. name — sued roughly ten networking vendors; Newo's case was consolidated into lead case 8:17-cv-00596 (D-Link Systems, Inc. et al.) and dismissed with prejudice in June 2018 following settlement.
2017 Central District of California case asserting the '231 patent along with U.S. 7,062,296 and 7,729,728. It was dismissed with prejudice by stipulation pursuant to a confidential settlement agreement.