Zaxcom Inc

Zaxcom Inc. is a private U.S.-based company, founded in 1986 by Glenn Sanders, and headquartered in Pompton Plains, New Jersey. The company is a small, inventor-owned manufacturer, employing approximately 20 people as of 2019.

Zaxcom specializes in designing and manufacturing professional audio equipment for the feature film, television broadcast, live performance, and post-production industries. Their product lines include digital recording wireless systems such as bodypack, boom, and camera link transmitters, as well as stand-alone and MRX module receivers. They also offer a range of mixers and recorders, including the Deva and Nova series, control surfaces like the Aria and Nomad Touch, and miniature recorders. Zaxcom is recognized for pioneering digital wireless microphone systems and wireless microphones with integrated recording capabilities, a technology that has received awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Television Academy.

In terms of patent litigation, Zaxcom Inc. operates as an active litigant, defending its patent portfolio while also asserting its intellectual property. The company has been involved in three tracked cases, appearing once as a plaintiff and twice as a defendant.

A notable recent case includes Zaxcom Inc. as plaintiff in the Delaware District Court, filing a patent infringement suit on October 31, 2023, against RØDE Microphones, LLC and Freedman Electronics Pty Ltd. This suit pertains to Zaxcom's patents covering devices that can simultaneously record and transmit audio wirelessly. Zaxcom has also been a defendant in Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings, including challenges initiated by RØDE Microphones, LLC et al. and Unified Patents. In these proceedings, Zaxcom has successfully defended some of its core patents related to wireless recording microphone technology. Previously, Zaxcom also defended its patents against Lectrosonics, Inc. at the PTAB, related to recording wireless microphone technology.