Magnova LLC

I'll research this company before writing the profile.

Let me verify the parent entity and the patent acquisition.

Let me verify the parent entity and any NPE characterization.

Magnova LLC is a limited liability company that appears in our database solely as a patent plaintiff. Its corporate parent is not publicly disclosed in ordinary corporate filings, but Magnova's Rule 7 disclosure statement in its February 2026 complaint identifies Blackstone IP Corp. as its corporate parent. No headquarters, founding date, employee count, or revenue figure could be verified from public sources; there is a Connecticut-registered "Magnova LLC" (Fairfield, CT, formed May 2025, dissolved June 2026), but I could not confirm it is the same entity. Ownership status is private.

Products / services. Magnova has no verified products, services, or operations — it appears to be a non-practicing entity / patent-holding shell. The portfolio it asserts consists of U.S. Patent No. 11,863,223 and U.S. Patent No. 10,469,119, both titled "Magnetic Mount for Electronic Devices." The patents claim protective phone cases with a metal plate positioned so it does not interfere with a device's wireless-charging receiver coil (the '223 patent claims a plate with a rounded concave edge seated in a recess). Both patents were originally assigned to Spigen Korea Co., Ltd. (Seoul), inventor Dae-Young Kim, with a May 25, 2017 priority date, and were subsequently transferred to Magnova.

Litigation posture. The structured data show one tracked case, with Magnova as plaintiff and zero cases as defendant — the classic NPE profile of an entity asserting acquired patents rather than an operating company defending itself. The single suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (Waco Division), a plaintiff-favorable patent venue, and was reassigned to Judge Alan D. Albright. Magnova is represented by Russ August & Kabat.

Notable case. Magnova LLC v. Apple Inc., No. 7:26-cv-00056, filed February 19, 2026, alleges direct and induced infringement of the '223 and '119 patents by Apple's MagSafe-compatible iPhone cases. Apple answered and asserted counterclaims on April 30, 2026. Korean press coverage reported that Magnova acquired the asserted patents from Spigen Korea before filing. No merits determinations have been made.