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3 cases as plaintiff.
Marshall Electronics, Inc. is a privately owned American company that designs and manufactures professional audio and video technologies. Headquartered in El Segundo, California, the company has operated for over 40 years and has manufacturing facilities in the US, China, Japan, and Korea. The company named in the litigation is Marshall Electronics Company, LLC, which has appeared in court alongside Marshall Feature Recognition, LLC.
Marshall Electronics, Inc. is an operating company with four main divisions: Marshall Broadcast & AV, Marshall Optical Systems, MXL Microphones, and Mogami Cable. Its product lines include professional-grade 4K cameras, monitors, converters, microphones for studio and conferencing applications, and high-end audio/video cables. The company serves the broadcast, film, corporate AV, and industrial OEM markets. In contrast, Marshall Feature Recognition, LLC is a non-practicing entity (NPE) that acquires and asserts patents. Its litigation focuses on a portfolio of patents generally related to using machine-readable codes, such as QR codes, on physical items to access related electronic information.
The company's patent litigation posture is that of a patent-assertion entity. All three tracked cases are as a plaintiff with zero cases as a defendant. The lawsuits were filed jointly by Marshall Electronics Company, LLC and Marshall Feature Recognition, LLC in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, a venue known for being favorable to patent plaintiffs.
The tracked cases against Apple Inc., Amazon.com, Inc., and Barnes & Noble, Inc. are part of a long-running litigation campaign by Marshall Feature Recognition, LLC that began as early as 2009. This campaign has targeted numerous well-known companies, alleging infringement of patents related to using printed advertisements with machine-readable features to access digital content. Court filings from these cases show a pattern of litigation followed by dismissals, which are often indicative of confidential settlement agreements.
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This case was part of a large-scale litigation campaign by Marshall entities, alleging infringement of patent 6,164,534. The case was eventually dismissed, likely following a confidential out-of-court settlement.
Similar to the case against Amazon, this lawsuit was part of a broader campaign by Marshall entities. It was dismissed, likely due to a settlement.
This case followed the pattern of the others initiated by the Marshall entities, alleging infringement of patent 6,164,534. It was concluded and dismissed, presumably after a settlement agreement was reached.