Bishop Display Tech LLC is a non-practicing entity (NPE), also known as a patent assertion entity (PAE), associated with the Texas patent monetization firm IP Edge LLC. Formed in October 2020, Bishop Display Tech is managed by the principals of IP Edge LLC and does not offer any products or services. Its primary business involves asserting patents related to display technologies.
The company's patent portfolio focuses on thin-film transistor liquid crystal displays (TFT-LCDs) and liquid crystal modules (LCMs). These patents originated from Panasonic and Seiko Epson and were acquired by IP Edge through another controlled entity, Parkside IP LLC, from IP Bridge, Inc. in May 2019.
Bishop Display Tech LLC primarily operates as a plaintiff in patent litigation, with 5 plaintiff cases and 2 defendant cases tracked. Its litigation posture is characteristic of a patent assertion entity, initiating suits to enforce its acquired patent portfolio against operating companies. The majority of its plaintiff cases are filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, a venue known for patent assertions. The two defendant cases involve challenges to its asserted patents, including an Inter Partes Review (IPR) filed by Unified Patents and another by BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd..
Notable defendants in Bishop Display Tech's plaintiff cases include major display manufacturers such as TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd., LG Display Co., Ltd., Samsung, Innolux, and BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.. The company began its litigation efforts in April 2021 with suits against Samsung, which, like subsequent cases against Innolux, were dismissed following settlements.