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1 case as plaintiff.
Bison Patent Licensing LLC is a non-practicing entity (NPE) founded in 2022. The company's headquarters are not publicly listed, though multiple "Bison" entities are registered in Florida and other states with diverse business interests. It operates by acquiring patent portfolios and making them available for licensing.
Bison Patent Licensing LLC owns a substantial patent portfolio, primarily purchased from CommScope. This portfolio encompasses a wide array of technologies, including fiber connectivity, media, streaming, mesh Wi-Fi, femtocell architecture, UE location estimation, and media DRM. Bison PL's stated operation is to license its worldwide patent portfolio at "reasonable and fair royalty rates."
As an NPE, Bison Patent Licensing LLC's litigation posture is to assert its acquired patent portfolio against operating companies. All of its tracked cases show Bison Patent Licensing LLC as the plaintiff and none as a defendant. Their primary venue for litigation appears to be the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, a jurisdiction known for its plaintiff-friendly patent litigation environment.
A notable case for Bison Patent Licensing LLC is Bison Patent Licensing LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., filed on April 29, 2025, in the Eastern District of Texas. In this suit, Bison Patent Licensing LLC asserted eight patents related to wireless, location, and media DRM technologies. The case was dismissed with prejudice after 98 days, suggesting a rapid resolution, possibly through a settlement and licensing agreement. Bison Patent Licensing LLC has also initiated a second suit in the same district, accusing LG Electronics of infringement involving an overlapping set of CommScope patents related to private networks, smart TVs, smartphones, and streaming services. Some of the former CommScope patents have also been transferred from Bison Patent Licensing LLC to another Singaporean plaintiff, Procomm International Pte. Ltd., which has subsequently initiated litigation.
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This case, involving US patent 9693030, was resolved rapidly, concluding with a dismissal with prejudice where each party bore its own costs, expenses, and attorneys' fees.