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Mojo Mobility v. Samsung: $192M Wireless Charging Patent Verdict | PatSnap
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Case ID2:22-cv-00398
FiledOct 2022
ClosedMar 2025
Patent Litigation

Mojo Mobility v. Samsung: $192M Wireless Charging Patent Verdict

Mojo Mobility secured a unanimous jury verdict of $192,136,029 against Samsung Electronics in the Eastern District of Texas, finding willful infringement across all asserted claims of seven wireless inductive charging patents. The 895-day case concluded with a lump-sum reasonable royalty award — one of the larger wireless charging verdicts on record — alongside prejudgment and post-judgment interest.

Resolution time
895days
895 days from filing to judgment — above median for E.D. Texas patent cases
Patents asserted
7
US11342777B2 and 6 further wireless inductive charging patents asserted
Outcome
Judgment on the merits for Plaintiff
Unanimous jury verdict; all asserted claims found infringed and not invalid
Cost ruling
Costs Awarded
Mojo awarded costs as prevailing party; Bill of Costs to be filed
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Case overview

A $192M Verdict That Tests Wireless Charging’s IP Boundaries

Mojo Mobility, Inc., a wireless charging technology developer and patent holder, filed suit against Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. on October 7, 2022 in the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division. The complaint asserted seven U.S. patents covering efficiencies, protocols, and system architectures for inductive (wireless) charging of mobile devices — technology directly implicated by Samsung’s broad portfolio of wirelessly chargeable consumer electronics.

After approximately 895 days of litigation, a unanimous jury found Samsung liable for willful infringement of all asserted claims and awarded Mojo $192,136,029 as a lump-sum reasonable royalty. The court entered judgment on March 20, 2025, also granting prejudgment interest at the 5-year U.S. Treasury Bill rate compounded quarterly, and post-judgment interest at the statutory rate. Despite the willfulness finding, the court declined to enhance damages, concluding the conduct did not rise to the level of egregious culpable behavior warranting enhancement under 35 U.S.C. § 284.

The nearly 2.5-year duration reflects the complexity of a seven-patent, multi-product wireless charging dispute against a well-resourced defendant represented by Paul Hastings LLP. The court’s decision not to enhance despite willfulness is notable — it signals judicial restraint consistent with post-Halo caution in enhancement decisions. Whether Samsung will appeal, and on what grounds, remains publicly unknown at this stage.

Case at a glance
Case no.2:22-cv-00398
CourtTexas Eastern
JudgeN/A
FiledOctober 7, 2022
ClosedMarch 20, 2025
Duration895 days
OutcomeJudgment on the merits for Plaintiff
Verdict causeInfringement Action
BasisJudgment on the merits for Plaintiff
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Case timeline

Filing to Judgment on the merits for Plaintiff in 895 days

895 days from filing to judgment — above median for E.D. Texas patent cases

Case timeline: Complaint filed OCT 7 2022, DEC–JAN — 895 days total Horizontal timeline showing the three key events in Mojo Mobility, Inc. v Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. from filing to resolution. Source: PACER, Texas Eastern District Court. OCT 7 2022 Complaint filed Pre-trial proceedings MAR 20 2025 Judgment on the merits for Plaintiff 895 DAYS TOTAL
Court ruling

Jury verdict for Mojo: what the $192M judgment means for both parties

Legal mechanism

Judgment on the merits: plaintiff prevails on all asserted claims

The court entered final judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 58, incorporating the jury’s unanimous verdict. All seven patents’ asserted claims were found infringed and not invalid. The lump-sum reasonable royalty structure means the award compensates for past infringement without automatically enjoining future use — Samsung may continue shipping products absent a separate injunction or licensing agreement.

Jury verdict — all claims upheld
Patent holder outcome

Mojo secures $192M and validated patent portfolio

Mojo Mobility emerges with a court-validated portfolio of seven wireless charging patents, a $192.1M damages award, plus pre- and post-judgment interest. Prevailing party cost recovery adds further financial pressure on Samsung. The ruling substantially strengthens Mojo’s licensing leverage against other wireless charging implementers — handset, wearable, and EV charging manufacturers should expect heightened enforcement activity.

Strong licensing position established
Defendant outcome

Samsung faces $192M liability and potential appeal decision

Samsung was found to have willfully infringed all asserted claims, though the court declined enhancement. The lump-sum royalty structure avoids an ongoing royalty order, but Samsung still faces costs, prejudgment interest, and possible appellate costs. The willfulness finding, even without enhancement, may complicate Samsung’s licensing negotiations with other wireless charging patent holders and could signal litigation risk across its broader product line.

Willful infringement found; no enhancement
Commercial implications

Wireless charging IP: a high-stakes enforcement landscape

A $192M verdict on inductive charging protocols signals that foundational wireless power IP remains vigorously enforceable. For OEMs integrating Qi or proprietary wireless charging, this outcome elevates the urgency of freedom-to-operate analysis on charging system architecture patents. Mojo’s validated portfolio now covers efficiencies, multi-protocol charging, and small-surface inductive receivers — categories touching smartphones, wearables, earbuds, and emerging EV charging pads.

High FTO risk for wireless charging OEMs
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Parties and representation

Full party and counsel information

RoleNameTypeDetail
PlaintiffMojo Mobility, Inc.CompanyWireless charging technology developer — holder of US11342777B2 and 6 related inductive charging patentsSearch in Eureka ↗
DefendantSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.CompanySamsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. — global consumer electronics manufacturerSearch in Eureka ↗
Co-DefendantSamsung Electronics America, Inc.CompanySearch in Eureka ↗
Plaintiff counselAdam SkrzeczAttorneyCounsel for Mojo Mobility, Inc.Search in Eureka ↗
Plaintiff counselCharles E. Fowler , Jr.AttorneyCounsel for Mojo Mobility, Inc.Search in Eureka ↗
Plaintiff counselChristopher Paul McNettAttorneyCounsel for Mojo Mobility, Inc.Search in Eureka ↗
Plaintiff counselGeorge Theodore Fishback , Jr.AttorneyCounsel for Mojo Mobility, Inc.Search in Eureka ↗
Plaintiff counselJennifer Leigh TrueloveAttorneyCounsel for Mojo Mobility, Inc.Search in Eureka ↗
Plaintiff counselKenneth ScottAttorneyCounsel for Mojo Mobility, Inc.Search in Eureka ↗
Plaintiff counselKevin Lee BurgessAttorneyCounsel for Mojo Mobility, Inc.Search in Eureka ↗
Plaintiff counselKyle N. RymanAttorneyCounsel for Mojo Mobility, Inc.Search in Eureka ↗
Plaintiff counselNeil Vasant OzarkarAttorneyCounsel for Mojo Mobility, Inc.Search in Eureka ↗
Plaintiff counselRyan Bradley McBethAttorneyCounsel for Mojo Mobility, Inc.Search in Eureka ↗
Plaintiff counselSam F. BaxterAttorneyCounsel for Mojo Mobility, Inc.Search in Eureka ↗
Plaintiff counselSteven John PollingerAttorneyCounsel for Mojo Mobility, Inc.Search in Eureka ↗
Plaintiff law firmMcKool Smith PCLaw FirmRepresenting Mojo Mobility, Inc.Search in Eureka ↗
Plaintiff law firmMcKool Smith PC (Marshall)Law FirmRepresenting Mojo Mobility, Inc.Search in Eureka ↗
Plaintiff law firmMcKool Smith PC (Austin)Law FirmRepresenting Mojo Mobility, Inc.Search in Eureka ↗
Plaintiff law firmMcKool Smith PC (Houston)Law FirmRepresenting Mojo Mobility, Inc.Search in Eureka ↗
Defendant counselAllan M. SoobertAttorneyCounsel for Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Search in Eureka ↗
Defendant counselAndrew Thompson (Tom) GorhamAttorneyCounsel for Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Search in Eureka ↗
Defendant counselDavid ValenteAttorneyCounsel for Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Search in Eureka ↗
Defendant counselElizabeth Louise BrannAttorneyCounsel for Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Search in Eureka ↗
Defendant counselGeorge Philip CowdenAttorneyCounsel for Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Search in Eureka ↗
Defendant counselIgor Victor TimofeyevAttorneyCounsel for Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Search in Eureka ↗
Defendant counselJames Travis UnderwoodAttorneyCounsel for Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Search in Eureka ↗
Defendant counselJames V. RazickAttorneyCounsel for Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Search in Eureka ↗
Defendant counselJason MikusAttorneyCounsel for Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Search in Eureka ↗
Defendant counselJohn Anthony CotigualaAttorneyCounsel for Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Search in Eureka ↗
Defendant counselKevin StewartAttorneyCounsel for Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Search in Eureka ↗
Defendant counselMatthias Andreas KamberAttorneyCounsel for Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Search in Eureka ↗
Defendant counselMelissa Richards SmithAttorneyCounsel for Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Search in Eureka ↗
Defendant counselRobert W. UnikelAttorneyCounsel for Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Search in Eureka ↗
Defendant counselSasha VujcicAttorneyCounsel for Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Search in Eureka ↗
Defendant counselSoyoung JungAttorneyCounsel for Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Search in Eureka ↗
Defendant law firmCowden Law Firm, PLLCLaw FirmRepresenting Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Search in Eureka ↗
Defendant law firmGillam & Smith LLPLaw FirmRepresenting Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Search in Eureka ↗
Defendant law firmPaul Hastings LLPLaw FirmRepresenting Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Search in Eureka ↗
Defendant law firmPaul Hastings, LLP (chicago)Law FirmRepresenting Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Search in Eureka ↗
Defendant law firmPaul Hastings LLP – Los AngelesLaw FirmRepresenting Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Search in Eureka ↗
Defendant law firmPaul Hastings LLP – San FranciscoLaw FirmRepresenting Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Search in Eureka ↗
Defendant law firmPaul Hastings LLP (Washington)Law FirmRepresenting Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Search in Eureka ↗
Presiding judgeJudge N/AJudgeTexas Eastern District CourtSearch in Eureka ↗
Official verdict

Official order — verbatim text

“Pursuant to Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and in accordance with the jury’s unanimous verdict and the entirety of the record, the Court hereby ORDERS and ENTERS JUDGMENT as follows: 1. Samsung has infringed all the Asserted Claims; 2. Samsung’s infringement of the Asserted Claims was willful; 3. The Asserted Claims are not invalid; 4. Mojo is hereby awarded damages from and against Samsung and shall accordingly have and recover from Samsung the sum of $192,136,029.00 U.S. Dollars as a lump sum reasonable royalty for Samsung’s infringement; 5. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d), Local Rule CV-54, and 28 U.S.C. § 1920, Mojo is the prevailing party in this case and shall recover its costs from Samsung. Mojo is directed to file its proposed Bill of Costs; 6. Notwithstanding the jury’s finding of willfulness, the Court having considered the totality of the circumstances together with the material benefit of having presided throughout the jury trial and having seen the same evidence and heard the same arguments as the jury, and mindful that enhancement is generally reserved for “egregious cases of culpable behavior,”1 concludes that enhancement of the compensatory award herein is not warranted under 35 U.S.C. § 284 and consequently, the court elects not to enhance the damages awarded herein;Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 284 and Supreme Court guidance that “prejudgment interest shall ordinarily be awarded absent some justification for withholding such an award,”2 the Court awards to Mojo from Samsung pre-judgment interest applicable to all sums awarded herein, calculated at the 5-year U.S. Treasury Bill rate, compounded quarterly, from the date of infringement through the date of entry of this Judgment; 3 and 8. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1961, the Court awards to Mojo from Samsung post-judgment interest applicable to all sums awarded herein, at the statutory rate, from the date of entry of this Judgment until paid. All other relief requested by either party which is now pending before the Court and not specifically awarded herein is DENIED.”
Source: PACER Docket, Case 2:22-cv-00398, Texas Eastern District Court

The judgment’s scope is comprehensive: infringement, willfulness, validity, and damages were all resolved in Mojo’s favor by a unanimous jury. The court’s decision to award prejudgment interest at the 5-year Treasury Bill rate compounded quarterly — rather than a higher commercial rate — is a measured approach consistent with typical E.D. Texas practice. The explicit declination of enhancement under § 284, despite willfulness, reflects the court’s view that Samsung’s conduct, while infringing, did not cross the threshold of ‘egregious culpable behavior’ established post-Halo. The lump-sum royalty structure is significant: it provides Samsung certainty on past liability but leaves the parties without a court-set ongoing royalty rate for future products.

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Patent at issue

US11342777B2 — Wireless inductive charging system efficiencies and protocols

Publication No.US11342777B2
Application No.US16/199904
Patent details
ProductEfficiencies and flexibilities in inductive wireless charging
Cited in actionOctober 7, 2022

Publication No.US9577440B2
Application No.US13/115811
Patent details
ProductInductive charging power source and charging system
Cited in actionOctober 7, 2022

Publication No.US11462942B2
Application No.US17/728502
Patent details
ProductPower source, charging system, and inductive receiver for mobile devices
Cited in actionOctober 7, 2022

Publication No.US11292349B2
Application No.US17/467032
Patent details
ProductWireless charging with more than one protocol
Cited in actionOctober 7, 2022

Publication No.US7948208B2
Application No.US11/757067
Patent details
ProductInductive power source and charging system architecture
Cited in actionOctober 7, 2022

Publication No.US11201500B2
Application No.US16/055109
Patent details
ProductSystem and method for inductive charging of portable devices
Cited in actionOctober 7, 2022

Publication No.US11316371B1
Application No.US17/507323
Patent details
ProductSystem and method for powering receivers with small surface areas
Cited in actionOctober 7, 2022

The seven asserted patents — anchored by US11342777B2 and spanning application dates from the mid-2000s through 2021 — collectively protect a broad architecture of inductive wireless charging technology. They cover system-level efficiencies in power transfer, method flexibilities in charging protocols, multi-protocol compatibility, inductive receivers optimized for small-surface devices, and complete power source and charging system designs. The breadth of the portfolio, spanning both early foundational filings and more recent continuations, creates layered protection across the wireless charging stack.

Strategically, Mojo’s portfolio targets the precise technical layer where consumer electronics manufacturers compete most fiercely: the efficiency, flexibility, and miniaturization of wireless power delivery. Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones, wearables, and wireless charging accessories fall squarely within the claim scope as found by the jury. For competitors in the wireless charging space — including Apple, Qualcomm licensees, and automotive OEM charging system integrators — this validated portfolio now represents a documented and judicially confirmed enforcement risk across multiple product categories.

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Freedom to operate

Should your product team run an FTO against Mojo Mobility’s charging patents?

Any company designing, manufacturing, or selling wirelessly chargeable consumer electronics, wearables, earbuds, industrial IoT devices, or EV charging pads should treat this verdict as a trigger for fresh FTO analysis. Mojo’s seven-patent portfolio has now survived both jury scrutiny and a validity challenge — making these patents significantly harder to design around or invalidate without new prior art. Product teams working on next-generation Qi2, MagSafe-compatible, or proprietary wireless charging implementations are particularly exposed.

PatSnap Eureka’s FTO Search Agent can map your product’s technical specifications against the claim language of all seven Mojo Mobility patents simultaneously, flagging overlapping claim elements and identifying published prior art that may support differentiation or challenge strategies. Eureka’s patent landscape tools also surface continuation applications and related family members that may not yet have been asserted — giving IP counsel a complete picture of the enforcement perimeter before product launch.

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Strategic implications

What this verdict signals for the wireless charging IP landscape

A $192M jury win on seven inductive charging patents resets the enforcement calculus for every OEM shipping wirelessly chargeable devices.

Lump-sum verdicts don’t preclude future enforcement on new products

The $192M award covers past infringement as a reasonable royalty. It does not automatically license Samsung — or any other party — for future products. Companies in the wireless charging supply chain should not assume that a lump-sum verdict against Samsung extinguishes Mojo’s ability to pursue new infringement claims on next-generation devices or updated charging architectures.

Willfulness without enhancement: a post-Halo judicial signal

The court’s refusal to enhance damages despite a willfulness finding is consistent with post-Halo Electronics judicial restraint. This outcome suggests that willfulness alone — absent egregious conduct — may not move the needle on enhancement in E.D. Texas. IP defendants should factor this in when weighing the costs of aggressive invalidity positions versus early settlement.

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