Defendant
1 case as defendant.
Torchlight Technologies LLC is a Non-Practicing Entity (NPE) involved in patent assertion, primarily focused on automotive headlight systems. The company holds patents, such as U.S. Patent 11,208,029, which is directed to a headlight system designed to increase light in the direction of road curvature. Information regarding its headquarters, year founded, employee count, or revenue as an operating company is not publicly available; however, court documents indicate it is an exclusive licensee of the patents it asserts. There is also a mention of the company being "apparently-funded," with discovery disputes relating to a term sheet between a patent advisory firm and a litigation funder.
Torchlight Technologies LLC operates by asserting its patent portfolio against various companies. It has filed patent infringement lawsuits against several major automotive manufacturers, including Audi, Daimler, Mercedes-Benz USA, Porsche, Volkswagen, and General Motors, typically in venues such as the District of Delaware.
The company's patent litigation posture is that of an NPE asserting an acquired portfolio. Its sole tracked case, Unified Patents LLC v. Torchlight Technologies LLC, is a defense against an inter partes review (IPR) petition at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), filed on September 22, 2022. This PTAB challenge by Unified Patents targets U.S. Patent 11,208,029, which Torchlight Technologies LLC has asserted in district court litigations. The PTAB instituted trial on all challenged claims of this patent on May 4, 2023, indicating a potential invalidation of the patent. Additionally, other IPRs have been instituted against patents asserted by Torchlight Technologies LLC, including six instituted against two patents in January 2024.
An Inter Partes Review (IPR) case filed by Unified Patents LLC against Torchlight Technologies LLC concerning patent 11208029, which concluded in a settlement.