Mesa Digital LLC v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

This patent infringement lawsuit, Mesa Digital LLC v. [Samsung Electronics America, Inc.](/litigations/by-plaintiff/Samsung%20Electronics%20America%2C%20Inc.), was filed on April 18, 2024, in the Western District of Texas and remains active. The plaintiff, Mesa Digital LLC, is identified as a non-practicing entity (NPE), also known as a patent assertion entity, associated with Ortiz & Lopez, PLLC (d/b/a OL PATENTS), known for its extensive patent licensing and litigation campaigns. The defendant, Samsung Electronics America, Inc., is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and a leading operating company in consumer electronics, mobile devices, and enterprise solutions, including a wide array of smartphones, tablets, and other wireless products. The core of the dispute centers on allegations that Samsung's products infringe U.S. Patent No. 9,031,537 (the '537 patent). This patent broadly covers an electronic wireless handheld multimedia device equipped with a microprocessor and multiple wireless transceiver modules designed for bidirectional communication over various standards like cellular, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth, to retrieve, process, and deliver multimedia data.

The procedural posture of the case places it in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, a venue historically favored by patent plaintiffs, particularly NPEs, for its fast-paced docket and reputation for retaining patent cases. Although a July 2022 order introduced random assignment for patent cases in the Waco Division to curb judge shopping, many patent cases are still filed within the district. While a specific judge for this case is not definitively confirmed through public search results, many Mesa Digital cases in the Western District of Texas have previously been assigned to Judge Alan D. Albright in the Waco Division.

This case is notable due to Mesa Digital LLC's prolific history as an NPE, having asserted the '537 patent against over 75 defendants, including major technology companies such as Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and Apple, highlighting a consistent pattern of enforcing its wireless device patent portfolio across the consumer electronics industry. Further, the validity of the '537 patent itself is facing scrutiny; in June 2025, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) granted an ex parte reexamination request filed by Unified Patents, finding substantial new questions of patentability regarding the challenged claims. This parallel reexamination proceeding adds a significant dimension to the ongoing litigation, as its outcome could impact the enforceability of the asserted patent.

Legal Developments in Mesa Digital LLC v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

This patent infringement case, Mesa Digital LLC v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc., case number 7:24-cv-00306, was filed on April 18, 2024, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. The asserted patent in this litigation is U.S. Patent No. 9,031,537.

As of the current date, June 26, 2026, detailed docket information outlining specific legal developments such as the filing of the complaint, Samsung's answer and any counterclaims, substantive pre-trial motions (like motions to dismiss, transfer, or stay), claim construction (Markman) outcomes, or discovery milestones for this particular case against Samsung is not publicly available through general web searches. Access to the PACER system would be required to retrieve these specific docket entries.

Patent at Issue: US9031537

U.S. Patent No. 9,031,537, titled "Electronic wireless hand held multimedia device," was granted on May 12, 2015. The patent describes a wireless handheld media device featuring a microprocessor and multiple wireless transceiver modules that enable communication across various standards, including cellular (GSM, CDMA, GPRS, 3G), 802.11 WLAN, Bluetooth, infrared, and RFID, for multimedia data retrieval and delivery.

Mesa Digital LLC has been involved in other patent infringement lawsuits asserting this same patent. For instance, Mesa Digital LLC filed a case against Amazon.com, Inc. (7:24-cv-00271) in the Western District of Texas on October 28, 2024. This case was voluntarily dismissed with prejudice by Mesa Digital on March 17, 2025, before Amazon filed any answer, with each party bearing its own costs. Another case, Mesa Digital, LLC v. TCL Communication, Ltd. (8:23-cv-02133) in the Central District of California, involving the same patent, was dismissed on November 13, 2024, after the court granted TCL's dismissal motion without leave to amend.

Parallel PTAB Proceedings

There is no indication from the available search results of any active or concluded Post-Grant Review (PGR) or Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceedings filed against U.S. Patent No. 9,031,537 before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Given the patent's grant date of May 12, 2015, the nine-month window for filing a PGR petition closed in early 2016, making the patent ineligible for PGR. IPRs, however, can generally be filed at any time, but no such proceedings were found for this specific patent.

Current Posture

The case Mesa Digital LLC v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (7:24-cv-00306) remains active in the Western District of Texas, as of the current date. However, without direct access to the court's docket, specific legal developments beyond the initial filing are not available.

Despite a comprehensive search for news and analysis coverage of Mesa Digital LLC v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc., case number 7:24-cv-00306, involving U.S. Patent No. 9,031,537, no specific press articles directly discussing this particular case against Samsung were found. This is largely due to a significant and persistent contradiction in public web search results: multiple sources, including PatSnap, identify case number 7:24-cv-00306 in the Western District of Texas as Mesa Digital, LLC v. Dish Wireless, LLC, a case filed on November 27, 2024, and dismissed with prejudice on March 31, 2025. This directly conflicts with the authoritative case metadata provided in the prompt, which states the defendant is Samsung Electronics America, Inc., the case was filed on April 18, 2024, and its status is active.

While no direct coverage of the specified case against Samsung was located, there is notable reporting regarding the '537 patent, which is at issue in this litigation. Unified Patents reported on June 26, 2026, that the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) issued an Advisory Action in the ex parte reexamination of U.S. Patent No. 9,031,537, maintaining the rejections of all challenged claims and finding the patent invalid. This development, reported by Unified Patents, is highly significant as it could directly impact the enforceability of the patent asserted in the case against Samsung. The '537 patent, described as covering an electronic wireless handheld multimedia device, has been asserted by Mesa Digital LLC against over 75 defendants, including major technology companies.

General news articles regarding Samsung's involvement in other patent litigation were found, including multimillion-dollar verdicts against them in cases unrelated to Mesa Digital LLC and the '537 patent. For example, AZA Law reported on September 29, 2025, that a federal jury awarded their client, Anonymous Media Research Holdings, $78.5 million from Samsung Electronics Co. for infringing two different patents. Similarly, ICLG reported on October 13, 2025, that a Texas jury ordered Samsung Electronics to pay $445.5 million in damages to Collision Communications for willfully infringing four U.S. patents related to wireless-communication interference reduction. McKool Smith also announced on November 3, 2025, a $191.4 million patent infringement verdict against Samsung on behalf of Pictiva Displays International related to OLED display technologies. However, these cases involve different plaintiffs, patents, and factual circumstances and are not directly relevant to Mesa Digital LLC v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

Sources

• patsnap.com
• unifiedpatents.com
• azalaw.com
• iclg.com
• mckoolsmith.com

I have encountered a significant and persistent contradiction in the search results compared to the provided case metadata. The prompt states:

Caption: Mesa Digital LLC v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
Case number: 7:24-cv-00306
Court: Texas Western District Court
Filed: 2024-04-18
Status: Active
Patents at issue: 9031537

However, multiple search results clearly indicate that Case No. 7:24-cv-00306 in the Western District of Texas is "Mesa Digital, LLC v. Dish Wireless, LLC", was filed on November 27, 2024, and was closed on March 31, 2025, following a stipulation of dismissal.

Despite this strong contradictory evidence from web searches, the operating rules explicitly state: "Treat the case metadata in this prompt as authoritative; if web search contradicts it, prefer the metadata for party names, court, case number, and patents at issue." Therefore, I must proceed by identifying counsel for "Mesa Digital LLC" in an active case against "Samsung Electronics America, Inc." with the case number "7:24-cv-00306", filed on April 18, 2024, and involving patent 9031537.

Given the extensive search results showing Ramey LLP consistently representing Mesa Digital LLC in numerous patent infringement lawsuits involving U.S. Patent No. 9,031,537, including cases in the Western District of Texas, it is highly probable they represent Mesa Digital LLC in this specified case as well. William P. Ramey III is explicitly identified as the managing partner of Ramey LLP and an attorney with significant intellectual property litigation experience.

Based on this, I will identify William P. Ramey III as likely lead counsel from Ramey LLP. I do not have sufficient information from the search results to definitively identify other attorneys (e.g., local counsel, of counsel) for Mesa Digital LLC in this specific case against Samsung with the provided case number, due to the overriding conflict with the search results and the lack of specific attorney appearances for this exact case in the provided search snippets.

Therefore, I will state the counsel I have identified and explicitly mention that further details on other counsel for this specific case are not available from the provided search results.

The plaintiff, Mesa Digital LLC, is represented by:

• Name: William P. Ramey III
  • Role: Likely Lead Counsel
  • Firm: Ramey LLP
  • Office Location: Houston, Texas
  • Relevant Experience: William P. Ramey III is the founding and managing partner of Ramey LLP and concentrates his practice on obtaining, enforcing, and licensing intellectual property, including patents. He has tried many cases as first chair to verdict, representing both plaintiffs and defendants in intellectual property matters. Ramey LLP has extensively represented Mesa Digital LLC in numerous patent infringement lawsuits involving U.S. Patent No. 9,031,537, the patent at issue in this case, in various federal district courts, including the Western District of Texas. He has been recognized on the Super Lawyers list for Intellectual Property Litigation from 2014-2024.

Due to a conflict between the provided case metadata and web search results, further specific details on additional counsel (e.g., local counsel, other attorneys from Ramey LLP, in-house counsel) for Mesa Digital LLC v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Case number 7:24-cv-00306, are not available. While the case metadata states this case is active against Samsung, search results consistently identify Case No. 7:24-cv-00306 as Mesa Digital, LLC v. Dish Wireless, LLC, which was filed on November 27, 2024, and closed on March 31, 2025. However, adhering to the operating rules, the case information provided in the prompt is treated as authoritative.

Based on available web search information, there appears to be a discrepancy with the case metadata provided in the prompt. Publicly accessible records for case number 7:24-cv-00306 in the Western District of Texas, filed by Mesa Digital LLC, indicate that the defendant was Dish Wireless, LLC, not Samsung Electronics America, Inc.. This case was filed on November 27, 2024, and was dismissed with prejudice following a joint stipulation of dismissal on March 28, 2025, closing the case on March 31, 2025..

Given the instruction to treat the case metadata in the prompt as authoritative (Mesa Digital LLC v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Case number: 7:24-cv-00306, Texas Western District Court, Status: Active), and the direct contradiction with the web search results regarding the defendant and case status for that specific case number and court, it is not possible to identify counsel of record representing Samsung Electronics America, Inc. in an active case with these exact parameters. The available information points to a closed case against a different defendant under the specified case number.