Defendant

Staton Techiya, LLC

1 case as defendant.

Company profile

Staton Techiya, LLC is a private patent assertion entity (PAE) headquartered in Delray Beach, Florida, founded in 2017. The company does not develop or sell products but focuses on monetizing a portfolio of patents. Staton Techiya is associated with private equity investment firm Staton Capital and has raised $8.15 million in funding.

The company's patent portfolio, comprising over 250 assets, primarily covers audio and voice processing technologies. These patents originated from Techiya (formerly Personics Labs), which developed wearable solutions like earphone audio technology, personal voice assistant functionality, smartphone audio processing, and always-on headwear recording systems. Staton Techiya's business model involves patent protection and subsequent licensing or technology transfer.

Staton Techiya operates as a non-practicing entity (NPE) asserting its acquired patent portfolio. While the provided data shows one defendant case at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), this represents Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. challenging Staton Techiya's patents, indicating Staton Techiya is the patent holder asserting them. The company has actively filed numerous patent infringement lawsuits as a plaintiff, primarily against Samsung, in various U.S. District Courts, including the plaintiff-friendly Eastern District of Texas.

A notable development in Staton Techiya's litigation history includes a May 2024 ruling by the Eastern District of Texas, where Chief Judge Rodney Gilstrap dismissed Staton Techiya's patent claims against Samsung with prejudice due to "unclean hands." The court found evidence of the theft of Samsung's confidential information facilitated by Staton Techiya's litigation agent, Synergy IP Corporation. Samsung is seeking approximately $26 million in fees and costs from this case. Staton Techiya has also identified PurpleVine IP, a Chinese company, as a source of third-party litigation funding.