Cyclonet LLC v. Protectus d.o.o., No. 2:26-cv-01015 (E.D. Tex.), is a complaint for patent infringement filed November 9, 2026, in the Marshall Division. The docket record shows the case assigned to District Judge Rodney Gilstrap. Cyclonet LLC is organized under New Mexico law and is based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The complaint describes this as an action arising under the patent laws of the United States, Title 35 of the United States Code, and it demands a jury trial under Rule 38(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

The parties and venue

The complaint says Protectus d.o.o. is organized under the laws of Slovenia and maintains an established place of business in Sempeter pri Gorici, Slovenia. It alleges that the court has personal jurisdiction because Protectus has engaged in systematic and continuous business activities in the district and has committed acts of patent infringement there. It says venue is proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1391(c) because Protectus is a foreign corporation, and that Protectus has committed acts of patent infringement in the district and Cyclonet has suffered harm there. Subject matter jurisdiction is pleaded under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1338(a).

The patent-in-suit and the request for relief

Cyclonet alleges that it is the assignee of all right, title, and interest in the Patent-in-Suit, including the right to enforce the patent and collect damages, and that it has standing to sue Protectus for infringement of the Patent-in-Suit. The prayer asks for an accounting of all damages not presented at trial, a judgment declaring the case exceptional under 35 U.S.C. § 285 and an award of reasonable attorneys' fees, an award of costs and expenses, and such further relief as the court deems just and proper. Cyclonet also filed Nos. 2:26-cv-01016 and 2:26-cv-01017 in the same court on November 9, 2026. The complaint leaves the patent number blank, and its exhibits are not available. In a same-day suit on the same form, No. 2:26-cv-01017, Cyclonet's exhibits identify U.S. Patent 8,666,033, "Provision of Private Information to Voice Telephone Call Parties."

What to watch next

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