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Atlas Global Technologies v. Zyxel Networks et al. | Patent Lawsuit 6:22-cv-00355

Atlas Global Technologies, LLC v. Zyxel Networks Corporation et al.

6:22-cv-00355 W.D. Tex. Closed 9 patents
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Infringement action filed 4 Apr 2022 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas and closed 5 Dec 2023, with 9 patents asserted. Recorded basis of termination: dismissed with prejudice.

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Case record

Case no.
6:22-cv-00355
Verdict cause
Infringement action
Court
W.D. Tex.
Court level
District Court
Case region
Texas
Chief judge
None recorded
Trial level
First instance
Filed – Closed
4 Apr 2022 – 5 Dec 2023
Duration
610 days
Basis of termination
Dismissed with Prejudice
Products & marks
Acknowledgement method and multi user transmission method · Apparatus and method for downlink and uplink multi-user transmissions · Method and apparatus for transmitting response frame based on type in a high efficiency wireless LAN · Method for transmitting and receiving frame in wireless local area network · Multiplexing acknowledgment messages in response to downlink frames · Protection methods for wireless transmissions · Sounding method · System and method for synchronization for OFDMA transmission
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Patent at issue
US9825738B2 Active App. US14/678724

Acknowledgement method and multi user transmission method

An Acknowledgment (ACK) method is provided by a receiving device in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). The receiving device receives a plurality of data units having a plurality of Traffic Identifiers (TIDs) and transmits an ACK frame including a plurality of ACK information fields for at least part of the plurality of data units. An ACK information field for a data unit satisfying a first condition among the plurality of ACK information fields includes a Traffic Identifier (TID) and a block ACK bitmap indicating whether the data unit has been successfully received. An ACK information field for a data unit satisfying a second condition and having been successfully received among the plurality of ACK information fields includes the first TID and does not include a block ACK bitmap.

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Patent standing
Legal status
Active
Granted
21 Nov 2017
Earliest priority
18 Apr 2014
Est. expiry
24 Jul 2035
Validity challenges
None recorded
Licences recorded
None recorded
Classification
H04L1/00H04L5/00H04L1/16H04W84/12H04L1/06
Prosecution counsel
AMPACC Law Group, PLLC
Examiner
ELLIOTT, IV, BENJAMIN H
US9825738B2 patent drawing, figure 1
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US9825738B2 patent drawing, figure 2
Fig. 2
US9763259B2 Active App. US14/862078

Sounding method

A sounding method by a receiving device is provided. The receiving device receives an NDPA frame from a transmitting device, and then receives an NDP frame from the transmitting device. After receiving the NDP frame, the receiving device transmits to the transmitting device a feedback frame including subchannel information measured on a subchannel that is allocated to the first receiving device among a plurality of subchannels into which a predetermined band is divided.

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Patent standing
Legal status
Active
Granted
12 Sep 2017
Earliest priority
19 Aug 2015
Est. expiry
26 Nov 2035
Validity challenges
None recorded
Licences recorded
None recorded
Classification
H04B7/02H04W72/08H04W16/28H04L1/00H04W24/00H04L5/00H04W72/04H04W84/12H04W72/54
Prosecution counsel
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP
Examiner
PHAM, CHI H
US9763259B2 patent drawing, figure 1
Fig. 1
US9763259B2 patent drawing, figure 2
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Parties & counsel

Parties of record

Plaintiff

Atlas Global Technologies, LLC

Core tech
H04L1/00H04L5/00H04L1/16H04W84/12
Counsel
Alden G. Harris · Alejandra C. Salinas · Alexander W. Aiken · Andrea L. Fair · Armstead C. Lewis · Blaine A. Larson · Elizabeth L. DeRieux · Eric James Enger · Joseph S. Grinstein · Kalpana Srinivasan · Max L. Tribble Jr. · Michael F. Heim · Oleg Elkhunovich · Robert Greenfeld · S. Calvin Capshaw III · T. John Ward Jr. · William Brown Collier Jr.
Firm
Capshaw DeRieux LLP, Heim Payne & Chorush LLP, Rusty Hardin & Associates, LLP, Susman Godfrey LLP, Ward Smith & Hill, PLLC

Counsel of record

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Outcome

Basis of termination

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“Before the Court is the parties’ Joint Motion to Dismiss With Prejudice (the “Motion”). In the Motion, the parties agree to settle, adjust, and compromise all claims in the above-captioned action and move the Court to dismiss all claims by both parties with prejudice pursuant to Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Having considered the Motion, relevant evidence, and the applicable law, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the Motion is GRANTED. Accordingly, all claims in the above-captioned action are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Each party is to bear its own costs and expenses relating to this litigation (including attorneys’ and expert fees and expenses).”

Case 6:22-cv-00355 · W.D. Tex. · closed 5 December 2023
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What is case 6:22-cv-00355?

6:22-cv-00355 is a patent infringement action brought by Atlas Global Technologies, LLC against Zyxel Networks Corporation, filed on 4 Apr 2022 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. The case closed on 5 December 2023.

Which patents were asserted in 6:22-cv-00355?

US9825738B2 (“Acknowledgement method and multi user transmission method”), assigned to ATLAS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, currently active; US9763259B2 (“Sounding method”), assigned to ATLAS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, currently active; US10020919B2 (“Protection methods for wireless transmissions”), assigned to ATLAS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC; US9531520B2 (“Apparatus and method for downlink and uplink multi-user transmissions”), assigned to ATLAS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC; US10756851B2 (“Multiplexing acknowledgment messages in response to downlink frames”), assigned to ATLAS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC; US10153886B2 (“Apparatus and method for downlink and uplink multi-user transmissions”), assigned to ATLAS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC; US9917679B2 (“Method and apparatus for transmitting response frame based on type in a high efficiency wireless LAN”), assigned to ATLAS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC; US9848442B2 (“Method for transmitting and receiving frame in wireless local area network”), assigned to ATLAS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC; US9912513B2 (“System and method for synchronization for OFDMA transmission”), assigned to ATLAS GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC. The record also lists Acknowledgement method and multi user transmission method, Apparatus and method for downlink and uplink multi-user transmissions, Method and apparatus for transmitting response frame based on type in a high efficiency wireless LAN, Method for transmitting and receiving frame in wireless local area network, Multiplexing acknowledgment messages in response to downlink frames, Protection methods for wireless transmissions, Sounding method and System and method for synchronization for OFDMA transmission.

How was case 6:22-cv-00355 terminated?

The recorded basis of termination is dismissed with prejudice. The termination text reads: “Before the Court is the parties’ Joint Motion to Dismiss With Prejudice (the “Motion”). In the Motion, the parties agree to settle, adjust, and compromise all claims in the above-captioned action and move the Court to dismiss all claims by both parties with prejudice pursuant to Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Having considered the Motion, relevant evidence, and the applicable law, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the Motion is GRANTED. Accordingly, all claims in the above-captioned action are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Each party is to bear its own costs and expenses relating to

What does dismissal with prejudice mean?

A dismissal with prejudice permanently ends the claims that were filed, so the same claims cannot be brought again against that defendant. It is the usual form when the parties have settled.

How long did case 6:22-cv-00355 take?

610 calendar days, from filing on 4 Apr 2022 to closure on 5 December 2023.

Who were the attorneys and the judge in 6:22-cv-00355?

Alden G. Harris, Alejandra C. Salinas, Alexander W. Aiken, Andrea L. Fair, Armstead C. Lewis, Blaine A. Larson, Elizabeth L. DeRieux, Eric James Enger, Joseph S. Grinstein, Kalpana Srinivasan, Max L. Tribble Jr., Michael F. Heim, Oleg Elkhunovich, Robert Greenfeld, S. Calvin Capshaw III, T. John Ward Jr. and William Brown Collier Jr. are recorded as counsel for plaintiff Atlas Global Technologies. Christine Yang, David C. Miller, Mark D. Strachan and Victoria Hao appear for defendant Zyxel Networks.

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