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VB Assets, LLC is a private company that owns and licenses a portfolio of intellectual property related to voice assistants and conversational AI. The company does business as Voicebox Tech and was formed by former investors and employees of VoiceBox Technologies. VoiceBox Technologies, founded in 2001, was an early developer of speech recognition and natural language technology before being acquired by Nuance Communications in 2018. VB Assets was created to manage and assert the patents still owned by the original VoiceBox stakeholders.
As a non-practicing entity (NPE), VB Assets does not manufacture products or offer services. Its sole business is licensing and enforcing the patent portfolio it inherited from VoiceBox Technologies. This portfolio covers innovations in conversational AI and natural language systems used in modern voice-controlled devices. The patents originated from VoiceBox's work in developing conversational voice technology for the automotive and mobile industries, with former customers including Toyota, Chrysler, and Samsung.
The company's patent-litigation posture is that of a patent assertion entity. As shown in the case data, VB Assets has been the plaintiff in 16 of the 17 tracked cases, filing lawsuits in plaintiff-friendly jurisdictions such as the Eastern District of Texas and the District of Delaware. This litigation pattern of a high volume of plaintiff-side cases and no defendant-side cases involving product sales is characteristic of an NPE. The company has targeted major technology and automotive companies that utilize voice assistant technology.
Notable litigation includes multiple lawsuits against Amazon, Apple, Samsung, and General Motors. In November 2023, a federal jury in Delaware found that Amazon willfully infringed four of VB Assets' patents with its Alexa line of products and awarded $46.7 million in damages, which was later adjusted to just over $40 million. The company continues to actively litigate against other major tech companies, asserting that their voice assistants—such as Apple's Siri and Samsung's Bixby—infringe on the former VoiceBox patents.
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This is an active infringement lawsuit filed by VB Assets LLC against Samsung. According to the narrative, the case is in its early stages.
This is an active infringement lawsuit filed by VB Assets LLC against General Motors and Onstar. According to the narrative, the case is in its early stages.
The complaint asserts six patents related to natural language processing against devices supporting the Siri virtual assistant. The case is currently active.
This active case targets Samsung's Bixby 2.0 products for patent infringement.
This case was filed by VB Assets, LLC against General Motors LLC and is currently active.
While a jury trial concluded in November 2023 on other patents, claims related to the '536 patent were not part of that trial and remained pending. An appeal to the Federal Circuit was dismissed for lack of a final decision.
A jury found Amazon infringed on several patents, including claim 40 of the '176 patent, and awarded VB Assets over $40 million. The case was subsequently appealed to the CAFC (2025-1854) and was dismissed after the parties reached an agreement.
The complaint alleges that devices supporting the Siri virtual assistant infringe on six patents, including the '536 patent.
The lawsuit targets the SoundHound Voice AI platform for infringing on several patents, including the '536 patent. The parties are engaged in claim construction proceedings as of March 2026.
This case alleges infringement by the Bixby 2.0 voice assistant and supporting devices. The '536 patent is one of several asserted in this litigation.
The CAFC dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the District Court had not issued a final judgment on all claims, specifically noting that claims related to the '536 patent had not been adjudicated.
Patent infringement suit filed by VB Assets, LLC against General Motors Holdings LLC. The case is currently active.
Patent infringement suit filed by VB Assets, LLC against Amazon.com, Inc. The case is currently active.
Patent infringement suit filed by VB Assets, LLC against Ford Motor Company. The case is currently active.