Monetization Firms and Veteran Assertion Professionals Targeted E-Commerce and Software Sector in Q2

The top market sector for NPE litigation in Q2 2025 was E-Commerce and Software, accounting for 44% of the defendants added to patent litigation campaigns during the quarter. Networking saw the second highest amount of NPE litigation in Q2, followed by Financial Services, Automotive, and Consumer Electronics and PCs.

The plaintiffs hitting this space in Q2 included several NPEs linked to prominent patent monetization firms. For instance, Dominion Harbor Enterprises, LLC plaintiff Arlington Technologies, LLC added a new complaint in late May to its ongoing communications campaign, targeting web conferencing products with various features related to recording, playback, collaboration, and meeting management. Also hitting communications platforms—here, those that support features for notifying users of missed calls, in a case filed in late May—was MISSED CALL, LLC, a plaintiff controlled by Dynamic IP Deals LLC (d/b/a DynaIP) via another entity, Pueblo Nuevo LLC, in a campaign beset by drama over disclosures in Delaware. Another DynaIP plaintiff, Random Chat LLC, alleged infringement through websites with customer support chat services in a set of complaints brought in early June. Additionally, Georgia-based monetization firm IPInvestments Group LLC, through associated plaintiff DigiMedia Tech, LLC, expanded its ongoing campaign with an early May complaint targeting cloud storage websites and apps with features for deleting, moving, and uploading images.

Also taking aim at E-Commerce and Software in Q2 were various plaintiffs associated with notable individuals active in the patent assertion space. One patent monetization professional who appears to be linked to a growing number of NPE plaintiffs was particularly busy, hitting this sector through five distinct plaintiffs in Q2: Authentixx LLC, which has disclosed that its litigation counsel, a third-party funder, and the asserted patents’ former owner hold a financial interest in its litigation, brought a wave of complaints in late June over website authentication technology; Media Key LLC, which filed additional litigation focused on devices with features for automatically downloading and installing mobile app updates in mid-May; Cascade Systems LLC, which launched a campaign over online products or services with features allowing customers to license or purchase media content that is then transferred via a content delivery network (CDN) in early May; Hyperquery LLC, which in mid-April filed a new wave of complaints targeting digital marketplaces (e.g., app stores, software stores, and websites), targeting features for allowing users to search for and download mobile apps and/or software products; and OrderMagic LLC, which in early April filed a cluster of complaints against various restaurants over the provision of mobile apps and/or websites for mobile ordering. Another plaintiff tagging the E-Commerce and Software space—in particular, through a late-May complaint over various communications products, with allegations highlighting features related to automatic callback, diagnostics tools, and video meetings—was Diorite Technology, LLC, an entity controlled by two individuals linked to a growing group of other plaintiffs with similarly stone-themed names through an entity under their control, Bedrock IP Co., Ltd.

See RPX’s second-quarter review for more on the key trends that shaped patent litigation in Q2 and the first half of 2025.