Plaintiff
13 cases as plaintiff.
Monticello Enterprises LLC is a patent assertion entity that does not appear to have any business operations, products, or services. Public information about its formation, headquarters, or employee count is not readily available. The company is known for acquiring and asserting patents against other companies.
The company functions as a non-practicing entity (NPE), a term for firms that generate revenue by licensing and litigating patents rather than producing goods or services. Its patent portfolio is focused on technologies related to mobile and in-app payments. Specifically, Monticello has asserted patents, such as U.S. Patent 11,468,497, that cover systems for transmitting user payment data from a user's device to a merchant's device. This patent has faced challenges, including an ex parte reexamination request filed by Unified Patents in April 2024 and a final rejection of all challenged claims by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Central Reexamination Unit in November 2024.
Consistent with its status as an NPE, Monticello Enterprises has only appeared as a plaintiff in the eight patent infringement cases tracked in our database. All of its recent district court lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, a venue known for attracting patent litigation.
Monticello's litigation campaign has targeted major corporations. Notable defendants include Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, Starbucks, and Petco. The lawsuits typically allege that the defendants' mobile applications and payment systems, such as in-app payment APIs and wireless point-of-sale features, infringe upon Monticello's patents. For judicial efficiency, courts have consolidated some of these multi-defendant cases.
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The accused products are payment systems and programming interfaces that facilitate purchases within mobile apps, through web browsers, and in physical stores via a wireless connection.
The accused product is a payment system that allows users to make purchases within mobile applications. It also enables simplified, wireless payments in physical stores by transmitting information from a user's device to a merchant's device.
The accused product is a payment system that enables purchases within mobile apps, on websites, and in physical stores using a wireless connection from a user's device. This system uses a payment API to simplify the transaction process for both in-app and in-store purchases.
This case was administratively closed after being consolidated into the lead case 6:23-cv-753-XR. The consolidated cases were dismissed on March 18, 2026.
This case was consolidated into the lead case 6:23-cv-753-XR and was dismissed on March 18, 2026.
This case was filed by Monticello Enterprises LLC against Starbucks Corporation, alleging patent infringement. It was administratively closed and consolidated into lead case 6:23-cv-753-XR on April 19, 2024, without a merits ruling.
This case was filed by Monticello Enterprises LLC against Petco Health & Wellness Company Inc. and Petco Animal Supply Stores Inc., alleging patent infringement. It was administratively closed and consolidated into lead case 6:23-cv-753-XR on April 19, 2024, without a merits determination.
This lead case, filed by Monticello Enterprises LLC against Bluemercury, Macy's, and related entities, saw consolidated litigation from other cases. The court granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment on March 18, 2026, finding that the defendants had an automatic sublicense and dismissing all claims related to the six asserted patents.
The lawsuit alleges that Apple's "Apple Pay" feature infringes on the patent's claims related to wireless data transmission for purchases.
The complaint asserts that Samsung's "Samsung Pay" technology utilizes methods protected by U.S. Patent No. 11,461,828.
Monticello Enterprises alleges that "Google Pay" infringes upon the patent's system for completing purchases via a wireless link between a user device and a merchant device.
This is an active patent infringement case filed by Monticello Enterprises LLC against Apple Inc. in the Texas Western District Court, concerning US Patent 10,643,266.
Monticello Enterprises LLC filed an infringement suit in the Texas Western District Court concerning patent 10121186.