Freedom Patents LLC is a Texas-based non-practicing entity (NPE) that was formed in March 2022. It is managed by Texas patent attorney Jon Rowan, who is also associated with several other patent assertion entities. The company's business model focuses on monetizing acquired patent portfolios through licensing and litigation, rather than developing or selling products and services.
Freedom Patents LLC's operations center on asserting a portfolio of three patents (U.S. Patent Nos. 8,284,686; 8,374,096; and 8,514,815) that it acquired from Mitsubishi Electric (MELCO) in July 2022. These patents generally relate to "selecting antennas in a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless local area network (LAN)" and target devices implementing MIMO Wi-Fi capabilities, particularly those compliant with the IEEE 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) standard.
As reflected in its patent litigation posture, Freedom Patents LLC acts exclusively as a plaintiff, with two tracked cases and no appearances as a defendant. The company consistently files its infringement lawsuits in the Eastern District of Texas, a venue known for its plaintiff-friendly patent dockets. This approach aligns with its classification as a patent assertion entity (PAE).
Notable cases include Freedom Patents LLC v. LG Electronics, Inc. et al. and Freedom Patents, LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al., both filed in the Eastern District of Texas on June 14, 2024. These suits, along with others against companies like ASUSTek, Cisco, T-Mobile, HP Enterprise, and Sony, target a broad range of consumer electronics implementing MIMO Wi-Fi. Many of these cases, including those against LG Electronics and Samsung, have resulted in dismissals with prejudice following negotiated settlements, often in a short timeframe.