Defendant
5 cases as defendant.
Telcom Ventures LLC is a private entity that operates both as a venture capital firm and as a non-practicing entity (NPE) in the patent landscape. Founded in 1993, the venture capital arm specializes in principal investments across telecommunications, wireless communication, network, technology, Internet, and design and engineering sectors, based out of Alexandria, Virginia. However, the entity involved in patent litigation has also been associated with a Delaware LLC registered to do business in Florida, with a principal address in Miami, Florida. No public data on its employee count or revenue range is available.
As an NPE, Telcom Ventures LLC primarily asserts a portfolio of patents, particularly those related to secure mobile payment technologies. These patents cover methods and smartphones for enabling communication, often involving physiological or environmental sensor data, biometric authentication, proximity detection, and various communication interfaces for executing financial transactions via services like Apple Pay and Samsung Pay. Dr. Rajendra Singh, the plaintiff's CEO, is also an inventor on many of the asserted patents.
In terms of patent litigation, Telcom Ventures LLC acts as a patent assertion entity. While our database shows one appearance as a defendant in a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) case, Unified Patents v. Telcom Ventures LLC, this aligns with the typical behavior of an NPE. Unified Patents is an organization known for challenging patents held by NPEs, and Telcom Ventures LLC has been identified by Unified Patents as one of the top patent owners defending against PTAB petitions.
Beyond the PTAB defense, Telcom Ventures LLC has actively filed infringement lawsuits as a plaintiff against major operating companies. Notable cases include accusations against Samsung in the Eastern District of Texas (a venue frequently favored by patent plaintiffs) and against Apple in the Southern District of Florida. These lawsuits allege infringement of patents concerning mobile payment functionalities in smartphones.
Samsung Electronics America Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd filed an Inter Partes Review petition challenging US patent 12028793, which was not instituted due to procedural reasons.
Samsung Electronics America Inc petitioned the PTAB for inter partes review and cancellation of claims 1-18 of the '756 patent owned by Telcom Ventures LLC, but the petition was not instituted on procedural grounds.
Unified Patents filed an Inter Partes Review (IPR) petition against Telcom Ventures LLC at the PTAB concerning patent 11924743. The petition was not instituted due to procedural reasons.
Google LLC petitioned the PTAB for inter partes review against Telcom Ventures LLC, but the petition was not instituted on procedural grounds.
Unified Patents, LLC filed a petition for inter partes review against Telcom Ventures LLC, which resulted in a procedural termination.