Litigation

Parus Holdings, Inc. v. LG Electronics, Inc. et al.

consolidated into 6:19-cv-00432-ADA; later refiled/relocated as 3:20-cv-05896

6:19-cv-00437-ADA

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Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Waco Division
Filed: 2019-07-23

Patents at issue (2)

Plaintiffs (1)

π Parus Holdings, Inc.

Defendants (2)

Summary

Parus filed an infringement action asserting U.S. Patent 7,076,431 and U.S. Patent 9,451,084. This LG dispute was consolidated into 6:19-cv-00432-ADA and later moved out of the Texas consolidation to a refiled N.D. Cal. action.

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Further reading

Non-Practicing Entity (NPE) lawsuit defense: a defendant's playbook
Defending an NPE suit is different from defending a competitor's suit. The asymmetries cut both ways — and the right plays exploit the ones that favor the defendant.
Lumen View v. FindTheBest (2013-2016): when a defendant fought back, the troll paid
Same patent. Same plaintiff playbook. Different outcome — because the defendant had the resources and the will to fight. Most don't. That's the asymmetry this site is built to fix.
What is a patent?
A patent is a deal between an inventor and the government — a 20-year monopoly in exchange for public disclosure. Most patents that get litigated would not survive serious scrutiny.
What it costs to get a patent (AIPLA Economic Survey)
A US utility patent costs a median of $8,000-$12,000 in attorney fees to draft and file, depending on the technology — before USPTO fees, before drawings, and before the first office action. Here's the full bill, and why it's a rounding error next to enforcing the thing.
Anatomy of a shakedown: how a patent troll campaign actually works
A patent troll demand letter isn't a lawsuit. It's the output of an industrial process designed to extract money at scale, calibrated to your defense costs, and dependent on you not coordinating with the other 199 targets in the same campaign.

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