NPEs continued their aggressive filing pace in March 2026, with several familiar names making repeat appearances. Activemap LLC led the charge with a dozen retailer defendants in a single filing wave in the Eastern District of Texas, while Induction Devices LLC targeted a mix of retailers and financial institutions. DataCloud Technologies, Nearby Systems, and Random Chat also remained active filers. The Eastern District of Texas continued to be the venue of choice for patent assertion entities targeting the retail sector.

As usual, I prepared the report in partnership with and using Docket Navigator and its powerful database. Docket Navigator is a valuable resource, and the place to go if you want to keep track of new patent litigation filings or want to know what is happening in particular cases, how your judge has historically handled a particular type of motion, or a particular plaintiff’s litigation history. Finally, please let me know if you have thoughts about the report or changes you would like to see. I am preparing it as a service for retailers and their supply chain who may want an overview of the patent litigation landscape. So, I am very open to your suggestions for improving the report.

Activemap LLC v. Half Price Books Records Magazines, Inc., et al. (multiple cases) (E.D. Tex.).

Claims: Infringement

Defendants:

  • Half Price Books Records Magazines, Inc.
  • Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
  • Lucky Opco LLC
  • National Vision Inc.
  • Nordstrom, Inc.
  • Luxottica of America Inc.
  • The Children’s Place, Inc.
  • The Tile Shop, LLC
  • Chanel, Inc.
  • Compass, Inc.
  • The Gap, Inc.
  • Petco Health & Wellness Company, Inc.

Plaintiff: Activemap LLC

Pls. Cnsl: Garteiser Honea

Patents: 10,444,943 (Interactive electronically presented map); 10,908,782 (Interactive electronically presented map); 8,468,464 (Interactive electronically presented map)

Andra Group, LP v. The Finish Line, Inc. d/b/a Finish Line and JD Sports (E.D. Tex.).

Judge: District Judge Robert W. Schroeder, III

Claims: Infringement

Defendant: The Finish Line, Inc. d/b/a Finish Line and JD Sports

Plaintiff: Andra Group, LP

Pls. Cnsl: Bruster; Sorey & Hoover

Patent: 8,078,498 (Virtual showroom system and method)

Cambria Company LLC v. Cosentino Industrial, SAU, et al. (W.D. Tex.).

Claims: Infringement

Defendants:

  • C&C North America Inc.
  • Cosentino Industrial, SAU

Plaintiff: Cambria Company LLC

Pls. Cnsl: Winston & Strawn

Patents: 10,195,762 (Processed slabs, and systems and methods related thereto); 10,252,440 (Processed slabs, and systems and methods related thereto); 12,370,718 (Processed slabs, and systems and methods related thereto)

GoTV Networks LLC v. The Home Depot, Inc. (E.D. Tex.).

Judge: District Judge Rodney Gilstrap

Claims: Infringement

Defendant: The Home Depot, Inc.

Plaintiff: GoTV Networks LLC

Pls. Cnsl: Daignault Iyer

Patents: 10,254,378 (Mobile device localization based on relative received signal strength indicators); 11,317,238 (Monitoring outdoor and indoor regions with mobile devices); 8,009,619 (Server-side wireless communications link support for mobile handheld devices); 9,766,080 (Systems and methods for indoor and outdoor mobile device navigation)

Induction Devices LLC v. Amazon.com, Inc. (multiple cases) (E.D. Tex.).

Claims: Infringement

Defendants:

  • Amazon.com, Inc.
  • Marriott International, Inc. d/b/a Courtyard by Marriott Middleton
  • The TJX Companies, Inc.
  • Costco Wholesale Corporation
  • Wayfair LLC

Plaintiff: Induction Devices LLC

Pls. Cnsl: Shea Beaty

Patents: 7,449,926 (Circuit for asynchronously resetting synchronous circuit); 7,899,145 (Circuit, system, and method for multiplexing signals with reduced jitter); 8,190,885 (Non-volatile memory sub-system integrated with security for storing near field transactions); 8,370,543 (Busy detection logic for asynchronous communication port); 8,543,628 (Method and system of digital signal processing)

Linfo IP, LLC v. Whaleco, Inc. d/b/a Temu (S.D.N.Y.).

Claims: Infringement

Defendant: Whaleco, Inc. d/b/a Temu

Plaintiff: Linfo IP, LLC

Pls. Cnsl: Law Office of David J. Hoffman

Patent: 9,430,131 (System, methods, and user interface for organizing unstructured data objects)

Nearby Systems LLC v. Kohl’s Corporation (multiple cases) (E.D. Tex.).

Judges: District Judge Rodney Gilstrap; Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne

Claims: Infringement

Defendants:

  • Kohl’s Corporation
  • Exxon Mobil Corporation
  • Chevron USA Inc.
  • Valvoline Inc.

Plaintiff: Nearby Systems LLC

Pls. Cnsl: Rozier Hardt McDonough

Patents: 10,469,980 (Mashing mapping content displayed on mobile devices); 11,937,145 (Mashing mapping content displayed on mobile devices); 12,185,177 (Mashing mapping content displayed on mobile devices); 9,532,164 (Mashing mapping content displayed on mobile devices)

OrderMagic LLC v. Chop’t Creative Salad Company LLC (S.D.N.Y., D. Del., S.D. Tex.).

Claims: Infringement

Defendants:

  • Chop’t Creative Salad Company LLC
  • Order.com, LLC
  • ClusterTruck, Inc.
  • ezCater, Inc.
  • HungerRush, LLC

Plaintiff: OrderMagic LLC

Pls. Cnsl: Rabicoff Law; Silverman McDonald & Friedman

Patent: 7,831,475 (Remote ordering system)

Patent Armory Inc. v. Enterprise Financial Services Corp. (multiple cases) (D. Del.).

Claims: Infringement

Defendants:

  • Enterprise Financial Services Corp.
  • GNC Holdings, LLC
  • Skydio, Inc.

Plaintiff: Patent Armory Inc.

Pls. Cnsl: Rabicoff Law; Silverman McDonald & Friedman

Patents: 7,023,979 (Telephony control system with intelligent call routing); 9,456,086 (Method and system for matching entities in an auction)

Pointwise Ventures LLC v. Nike, Inc. (S.D.N.Y., D. Del.).

Claims: Infringement

Defendants:

  • Clarifai, Inc.
  • Nike, Inc.
  • CloudSight, Inc.
  • Fast Simon, Inc.
  • Houzz Inc.

Plaintiff: Pointwise Ventures LLC

Pls. Cnsl: Rabicoff Law; Silverman McDonald & Friedman

Patent: 8,471,812 (Pointing and identification device)

PrivateTag Innovations LLC v. O’Reilly Group, LLC (E.D. Tex.).

Judge: District Judge Rodney Gilstrap

Claims: Infringement

Defendant: O’Reilly Group, LLC

Plaintiff: PrivateTag Innovations LLC

Pls. Cnsl: Hill Kertscher & Wharton

Patents: 10,623,392 (Systems and methods for RFID security); 7,952,481 (Systems and methods for RFID security); 9,628,466 (Systems and methods for performing secure financial transactions)

Random Chat, LLC v. Kohl’s Corporation (multiple cases) (E.D. Tex.).

Judge: District Judge Rodney Gilstrap

Claims: Infringement

Defendant:

  • Kohl’s Corporation
  • Dell Technologies Inc.
  • Walmart Inc.

Plaintiff: Random Chat, LLC

Pls. Cnsl: Ramey

Patent: 8,402,099 (Method for carrying out a multimedia communication based on a network protocol, particularly TCP/IP and/or UDP)

Reframe Technologies LLC v. Lucid Group, Inc. (multiple cases) (D. Del.).

Claims: Infringement

Defendants:

  • Lucid Group, Inc. f/k/a Churchill Capital Corporation IV
  • Moo Inc.
  • Odacite, Inc.
  • Toad & Co. International, Inc.

Plaintiff: Reframe Technologies LLC

Pls. Cnsl: Rabicoff Law; Silverman McDonald & Friedman

Patent: 7,552,870 (Trading network resources)

Secure Matrix LLC v. Buff City Soap, LLC (multiple cases) (N.D. Tex.).

Judges: District Judge Karen Gren Scholer; District Judge Brantley Starr

Claims: Infringement

Defendants:

  • Buff City Soap, LLC
  • Grill Group 2017, LLC

Plaintiff: Secure Matrix LLC

Pls. Cnsl: Rabicoff Law; Crewse Law Firm

Patent: 8,677,116 (Systems and methods for authentication and verification)

Scientiam Solutions, LLC v. BPS Direct, LLC, et al. (E.D. Tex.).

Claims: Infringement

Defendants:

  • Bass Pro, LLC
  • Bass Pro Outdoor World, LLC d/b/a Bass Pro Shop and/or Cabela’s
  • BPS Direct, LLC d/b/a Bass Pro Shops

Plaintiff: Scientiam Solutions, LLC

Pls. Cnsl: Gillam & Smith; Cederoth Law Offices

Patents: 10,685,468 (Systems, processes, and computer program products for creating geo-location-based visual designs and arrangements originating from geo-location-based imagery); 11,060,821 (Camouflage patterns, arrangements and methods for making the same)

VDPP, LLC v. Target Corporation (multiple cases) (E.D. Tex.).

Claims: Infringement

Defendants:

  • Target Corporation d/b/a Target
  • IKEA Store

Plaintiff: VDPP, LLC

Pls. Cnsl: Ramey

Patents: 7,030,902 (Eternalism, a method for creating an appearance of sustained three-dimensional motion-direction of unlimited duration, using a finite number of pictures); 9,948,922 (Faster state transitioning for continuous adjustable 3Deeps filter spectacles using multi-layered variable tint materials)

Wolverine Barcode IP, LLC v. Walgreen Co. d/b/a Walgreens (E.D. Tex.).

Judge: District Judge Rodney Gilstrap

Claims: Infringement

Defendant: Walgreen Co. d/b/a Walgreens

Plaintiff: Wolverine Barcode IP, LLC

Pls. Cnsl: Ramey

Patent: 9,280,689 (Method and apparatus for conducting offline commerce transactions)