Plaintiff

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc.

201 cases as plaintiff.

Cases
201
Active
23
178 closed
Filed
2019–2026
Top venue
W D Tex
57 cases

Company profile

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. is a privately held Non-Practicing Entity (NPE) founded in British Columbia, Canada, in 2019. The company has disclosed that it has no parent company, and no publicly held corporation owns ten percent or more of its stock. While specific revenue or employee figures are not publicly available, it is recognized as a prolific entity in the patent enforcement market, having initiated hundreds of lawsuits.

As an NPE, Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. does not offer products or services but instead focuses on the acquisition and assertion of intellectual property rights. Its patent portfolio primarily consists of assets originally acquired from Intellectual Ventures LLC (IV) entities. These patents cover a diverse range of technologies, including image processing methods (such as those for panoramic images and virtual reality cameras), remote control functionalities, standard compression techniques like JPEG, playlist management for streaming media, and financial technology related to conditional offers in semi-anonymous trading systems.

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. exhibits a clear patent-litigation posture as a patent assertion entity, consistently acting as a plaintiff in infringement lawsuits. The company's record, including the single plaintiff case in the Illinois Northern District Court tracked for this profile, aligns with this strategy. The company has pursued extensive litigation campaigns across various U.S. federal districts, with many cases resolved through voluntary dismissals, often indicating confidential settlements, rather than proceeding to trial.

Among its notable activities, Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. was sanctioned in 2020 by a judge in the Northern District of California for taking "objectively frivolous" positions and acting in bad faith. The company frequently asserts patents related to financial technology and trading systems. For instance, a case in the Illinois Northern District Court, Cedar Lane Technologies, Inc. v. Horace Mann Educators Corporation, which involved U.S. Patent No. 8,577,782 B2 concerning conditional offer trading mechanisms, was dismissed with prejudice in January 2026, indicating a resolution between the parties. Other cases involving the same financial technology patent against Bank of America and LaSalle St. Securities also saw swift dismissals, often suggesting early, confidential settlements.

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Filing activity

2019: 5 cases'192020: 15 cases'202021: 8 cases'212022: 29 cases29'222023: 6 cases'23'242025: 14 cases'252026: 3 cases'26
Cases filed per year with Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. as plaintiff.

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. David Lerner Associates, Inc.

dismissed on settlement
Docket:
1:26-cv-00183
Court:
E.D.N.Y.
Filed:
2026-01-13
Terminated:
2026-03-31
Patents:8577782

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. sued David Lerner Associates, Inc. in E.D.N.Y. asserting US 8,577,782. It was dismissed on notice of settlement on 2026-03-31, with leave to reopen within 60 days.

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. Siebert Financial Corp.

dismissed with prejudice
Docket:
1:26-cv-00299
Court:
S.D.N.Y.
Filed:
2026-01-13
Terminated:
2026-04-23
Patents:8577782

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. sued Siebert Financial Corp. in S.D.N.Y. asserting US 8,577,782. The case was dismissed with prejudice, closed 2026-04-23.

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. Bank of America Corporation

dismissed with prejudice
Docket:
2:25-cv-01225
Court:
E.D. Tex.
Filed:
2025-12-17
Terminated:
2026-03-12
Patents:8577782

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. sued Bank of America Corporation in E.D. Tex. asserting US 8,577,782. The case was dismissed with prejudice by joint stipulation and terminated 2026-03-12.

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. Safra Securities LLC

voluntarily dismissed without prejudice
Docket:
1:25-cv-09533
Court:
S.D.N.Y.
Filed:
2025-11-14
Terminated:
2026-02-02
Patents:8577782

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. sued Safra Securities LLC in S.D.N.Y. asserting US 8,577,782. It was voluntarily dismissed without prejudice, closed 2026-02-02.

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. First Manhattan Securities LLC

dismissed
Docket:
1:25-cv-09485
Court:
S.D.N.Y.
Filed:
2025-11-13
Terminated:
2025-12-30
Patents:8577782

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. sued First Manhattan Securities LLC in S.D.N.Y. asserting US 8,577,782. Claims were dismissed with prejudice and counterclaims without prejudice via joint stipulation, closed 2025-12-30.

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. Beech Hill Securities, Inc.

voluntarily dismissed without prejudice
Docket:
1:25-cv-07840
Court:
S.D.N.Y.
Filed:
2025-09-22
Terminated:
2025-10-20
Patents:8577782

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. sued Beech Hill Securities, Inc. in S.D.N.Y. asserting US 8,577,782. It was voluntarily dismissed without prejudice on 2025-10-20.

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. Clear Street LLC

dismissed
Docket:
1:25-cv-07846
Court:
S.D.N.Y.
Filed:
2025-09-22
Patents:8577782

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. sued Clear Street LLC in S.D.N.Y. asserting US 8,577,782. The claims were dismissed with prejudice and counterclaims without prejudice after 63 days.

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. Hilltop Securities Inc

dismissed with prejudice
Docket:
3:25-cv-00483
Court:
N.D. Tex.
Filed:
2025-02-25
Terminated:
2025-06-12
Patents:8577782

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. sued Hilltop Securities Inc in N.D. Tex. asserting US 8,577,782. The case was dismissed with prejudice by stipulation and closed 2025-06-12.

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. Amlogic, Inc.

Voluntary dismissal with prejudice
Docket:
1:23-cv-01242
Court:
D. Del.
Filed:
2023-10-31
Terminated:
2024-04-17
Patents:6972790

Voluntary dismissal WITH PREJUDICE 2024-04-17 under Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i); each side bears own costs. No damages, no injunction, no claim construction.

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. (Korean defendant "B", large corp.)

Settled
Docket:
6:22-cv-01410
Court:
D. Del.
Filed:
2022-10-26
Terminated:
2022-11-29
Patents:6972790

Korean-defendant case from KIPO-published table; defendant anonymized as 'B', large corp.

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. Zicom Technology Inc.

dismissed without prejudice
Docket:
2:22-cv-06222
Court:
D.N.J.
Filed:
2022-10-21
Terminated:
2023-03-08
Patents:8537242

Cedar Lane sued Zicom Technology Inc. in D.N.J. on the '242. Voluntary dismissal without prejudice 2023-03-08 (138 days), pre-answer.

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. Hanwha Techwin America

settled
Docket:
2:22-cv-05091
Court:
D.N.J.
Filed:
2022-08-17
Terminated:
2023-03-22

KIPO NPE report ties this D.N.J. Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. suit to US 6,473,527 and reports settlement on 2023-03-22; IPWatchdog separately lists this docket as Hanwha Techwin America and as asserting only US 6,972,790.

Untitled case

settled
Docket:
6:22-cv-00456
Court:
W.D. Tex.
Filed:
2022-05-05
Terminated:
2022-07-08
Patents:6473527

KIPO NPE report lists this Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. W.D. Tex. suit against an anonymized Korean company as tied to US 6,473,527; reported settled 2022-07-08.

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. Altice USA, Inc.

voluntary dismissal
Docket:
1:22-cv-00470
Court:
D. Del.
Filed:
2022-04-12
Terminated:
2022-06-21

Cedar Lane sued Altice USA in the District of Delaware asserting US 8,165,867 and related patents listed in the AO-120 as 6,629,077 and 6,978,475. The case was voluntarily dismissed on 2022-06-21 and closed on 2022-06-22.

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. (Korean defendant "C", SME)

Settled
Docket:
6:22-cv-00120
Court:
W.D. Tex.
Filed:
2022-02-02
Terminated:
2022-08-31
Patents:6972790

Korean-defendant case from KIPO-published table; defendant anonymized as 'C', SME.

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. HTC Corporation

terminated
Docket:
6:21-cv-00420
Court:
W.D. Tex.
Filed:
2021-04-27
Patents:6566805

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. sued HTC Corporation in W.D. Tex. asserting US 6,566,805 together with other portfolio patents. HTC was served on 2021-05-07, waived service on 2021-05-25, and the case was later terminated.

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. Xiaomi, Inc.

terminated
Docket:
6:20-cv-01193
Court:
W.D. Tex.
Filed:
2020-12-29
Patents:6566805

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. sued Xiaomi, Inc. in W.D. Tex. asserting US 6,566,805 together with other portfolio patents. A motion for alternative service was filed on 2021-02-08, and the case was later terminated.

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. T-Mobile USA, Inc.

Docket:
6:20-cv-00988
Court:
W.D. Tex.
Filed:
2020-10-20
Patents:6721489

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. asserted the '489 patent against T-Mobile USA, Inc. in W.D. Tex.; an amended complaint was filed 2020-11-02, and the case was listed as related to Unified Patents v. Cedar Lane.

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. Royole Corporation

terminated
Docket:
1:20-cv-00948
Court:
D. Del.
Filed:
2020-07-15

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. sued Royole Corporation in D. Del. asserting US 6,566,805 along with US 6,972,790 and US 8,537,242 according to the AO-120 report. An answer deadline was set for 2020-09-21, and the case was later terminated.

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. TCL Communication, Inc.

terminated
Docket:
1:20-cv-00836
Court:
D. Del.
Filed:
2020-06-22
Patents:8165867

Cedar Lane sued TCL Communication in the District of Delaware alleging infringement of US 8,165,867. The case was terminated, reportedly through voluntary dismissal/settlement, but the exact dismissal date was not confirmed.

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. Motorola Solutions Inc. et al.

dismissed
Docket:
1:20-cv-03600
Filed:
2020-06-19
Patents:6566805

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. sued Motorola Solutions Inc. (amended to Motorola Mobility LLC) in a case docketed as 1:20-cv-03600. The narrative notes a jurisdiction conflict between N.D. Ill. and Illinois S.D.; Cedar Lane voluntarily dismissed the case.

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. Sirius XM Radio Inc.

terminated
Docket:
1:20-cv-03635
Court:
S.D.N.Y.
Filed:
2020-05-11
Patents:8165867

Cedar Lane asserted US 8,165,867 against Sirius XM Radio in the S.D.N.Y.; the complaint expressly pleaded the '867 patent as Exhibit 8. The action was terminated.

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. Aspiro, Inc.

terminated
Docket:
1:20-cv-03159
Court:
S.D.N.Y.
Filed:
2020-04-21
Patents:6502194

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. sued Aspiro, Inc. in S.D.N.Y. asserting the '194 patent and eight other patents; the case was terminated, typical of Cedar Lane's settlement/dismissal campaign.

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. BLU Products, Inc.

Open as of 2020-02-17; later outcome not confirmed
Docket:
1:19-cv-25210
Court:
S.D. Fla.
Filed:
2019-12-19
Patents:6972790

'790 attached as Exhibit 2 with claim chart (Ex. 5); docket showed 'Open' as of 2020-02-17. Later outcome not confirmed.

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. ZTE Corp. et al.

dismissed
Docket:
1:19-cv-01210
Court:
W.D. Tex.
Filed:
2019-12-12
Terminated:
2020-05-11
Patents:6566805

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. filed suit against ZTE Corp. and ZTE (USA) Inc. in W.D. Tex. asserting US 6,566,805. The case was closed by voluntary dismissal, with an order closing the case on 2020-05-11.

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. Charter Communications, Inc.

transferred
Docket:
2:19-cv-00368
Court:
E.D. Tex.
Filed:
2019-11-09
Patents:6502194

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. sued Charter Communications, Inc. in E.D. Tex. asserting the '194 patent and other patents over cable boxes; the case was transferred to D. Del. as 1:20-cv-00473.

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. Blackmagic Design

Dismissed with prejudice after sanctions
Court:
N.D. Cal.
Patents:6972790

Judge Vince Chhabria granted a motion to strike third amended complaint, dismissed induced/contributory infringement claims, and ordered Cedar Lane and attorney Isaac Rabicoff to show cause. Parties stipulated to dismissal with prejudice (October 2020).

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. Turing Video et al.

closed
Docket:
1:22-cv-01402 through 1:22-cv-01414
Court:
D. Del.
Patents:8537242

Cedar Lane filed a series of D. Del. cases in October 2022 against these defendants on the '242; all closed per Unified Patents patent-specific docket list.

Untitled case

settled
Docket:
1:20-cv-00413
Court:
W.D. Tex.
Patents:6566805

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. filed this case in W.D. Tex. as part of its campaign asserting the patent family. The defendant was not confirmed in the narrative; the case was terminated/settled.

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. Aspiro, Inc.

Docket:
1:20-cv-03159
Court:
S.D.N.Y.
Patents:6721489

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. asserted U.S. Patent No. 6,721,489 against Aspiro, Inc. in S.D.N.Y.; the narrative cites an IPWatchdog roundup listing the '489 patent among patents asserted.

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. Dish Network

Docket:
6:20-cv-00947
Court:
W.D. Tex.
Patents:6721489

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. asserted the '489 patent against Dish Network in W.D. Tex.; the narrative cites Law Street Media and IPWatchdog as identifying the '489 patent among patents asserted.

Untitled case

Docket:
6:22-cv-00043
Court:
W.D. Tex.
Patents:6721489

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. is listed as plaintiff in W.D. Tex. docket 6:22-cv-00043 on the Google Patents litigation list for the '489 patent family; the defendant was not identified in the narrative.

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. Citibank, N.A.

voluntarily dismissed with prejudice
Docket:
7:25-cv-00432
Court:
W.D. Tex.
Terminated:
2025-11-20
Patents:8577782

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. sued Citibank, N.A. in W.D. Tex. asserting US 8,577,782. The action was voluntarily dismissed with prejudice on 2025-11-20 under Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i).

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. Middlegate Securities Inc.

voluntarily dismissed without prejudice
Docket:
1:25-cv-09530
Court:
S.D.N.Y.
Patents:8577782

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. sued Middlegate Securities Inc. in S.D.N.Y. asserting US 8,577,782. It was voluntarily dismissed without prejudice (52 days), closed January 2026.