Atlas Global Technologies, LLC

Atlas Global Technologies LLC is a patent licensing company with offices in Austin, Texas, and Munich, Germany. It has been identified by organizations like Unified Patents as a non-practicing entity (NPE) and an entity of Acacia Research, a firm involved in patent licensing and enforcement. Publicly available information regarding its founding year, employee count, or revenue is not available.

The company holds and licenses a portfolio of over 371 issued and pending patents related to wireless communication technology. A significant portion of this portfolio, including over 171 issued U.S. patents, is considered essential to the IEEE 802.11ax standard, also known as Wi-Fi 6. These patents originated from NEWRACOM Inc., a semiconductor manufacturer that was a significant contributor to the Wi-Fi 6 standard. Atlas Global Technologies does not manufacture products or provide technology services; its business is focused exclusively on licensing this patent portfolio to companies that implement the Wi-Fi 6 standard.

Consistent with its status as an NPE, Atlas Global Technologies has been an active plaintiff in patent litigation, with 10 tracked cases filed and zero cases as a defendant. The company files its lawsuits in plaintiff-friendly jurisdictions, primarily the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. This litigation strategy involves asserting its Wi-Fi 6 standard-essential patents against major technology companies and manufacturers of networking equipment and consumer electronics.

Atlas Global's litigation campaign has targeted numerous high-profile companies, including Walmart, Cisco, Valve, Amazon, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Dell, and NETGEAR. A notable outcome was a September 2023 jury verdict in the Eastern District of Texas, where Atlas was awarded $37.5 million in damages from TP-Link for infringement of five of its Wi-Fi 6-related patents. The company has also settled cases, such as a dispute with ASUSTeK Computer that was dismissed in April 2024. Several of its patents asserted in litigation have faced challenges, including ex parte reexamination proceedings initiated by organizations like Unified Patents.