Global Connect Technology, Inc. filed suit against Signify, NV — the parent company behind the Philips Lighting brand — in the Eastern District of Texas on December 11, 2025, asserting infringement of US7246128B2. The accused product is Signify's online shopping system, specifically its website https://www.usa.lighting.philips.com/ and associated mobile application. The case was assigned to Judge Rodney Gilstrap, one of the most active patent judges in the country, with Global Connect Technology represented by Garteiser Honea PLLC.

On June 1, 2026, the plaintiff filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal with Prejudice under Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, exercising its right to dismiss unilaterally before any answer or summary judgment motion had been filed by Signify. The court accepted and acknowledged the dismissal, ordering that all claims by plaintiff against defendant are dismissed with prejudice and that each party bears its own costs, expenses, and attorneys' fees. The recorded basis of termination is Dismissed with Prejudice.

The case was resolved in 172 days — well before the ordinary pace of E.D. Texas patent litigation — and was terminated before Signify was required to mount any substantive defence. A pre-answer dismissal with prejudice typically signals that the plaintiff elected not to pursue the matter further on the merits; however, the specific reasons for the dismissal and whether any agreement was reached between the parties are not disclosed in the available public record.