The case is IoT Innovations LLC v. Lenovo Group Ltd., No. 2:26-cv-00924 (E.D. Tex.), filed October 13, 2026. The defendants are Lenovo Group Ltd. and Motorola Mobile Communication Technology Ltd., which the complaint describes as foreign companies; venue is pleaded under 28 U.S.C. 1391(c)(3). IoT Innovations is represented by Rozier Hardt McDonough PLLC and demands a jury.

Patents and accused products

The asserted patents are U.S. Patent 7,209,876 (issued April 24, 2007), U.S. Patent 7,280,830 (issued October 9, 2007), U.S. Patent 8,972,576 (issued March 3, 2015), and U.S. Patent 8,401,571 (issued March 19, 2013). Google Patents lists the '876 and '830 patents as expired, with adjusted expiration dates of January 24, 2025 and May 11, 2025. The complaint says the USPTO issued an ex parte reexamination certificate for the '571 patent on September 23, 2026, confirming new claims 26 to 36. The accused products include Motorola Moto G, Edge, and Razr phones, Moto AI, and the Moto Pad; Lenovo ThinkPad, Yoga, IdeaPad, and Legion devices; and the Lenovo Link Pro app and associated cloud services. The complaint says claim charts were left out of the filing because of the translations needed for service on the foreign defendants.

What the patents cover

Claim 1 of the '876 patent covers a method of answering a question or query that contains a variable expression against a repository of natural language data: searching for information containing the query's terms, searching that data set for answer phrases in a form syntactically similar to the query that contain data that can replace the variable expression, and modifying those phrases into direct answers.

Claim 1 of the '830 patent covers automatic registration of a new wireless device by establishing a home relationship with a network server, which determines that the device is an owned device previously known to the server, so no additional user configuration is needed, then obtaining registration information and sending it from the network server to a registration server.

Claim 1 of the '576 patent covers establishing a relationship between a mobile device and a server by detecting the device, automatically notifying a network administrator if the device is unrecognized, requesting authorization from the device after the administrator authorizes, and establishing the relationship so the device needs no additional configuration to communicate over the network. As described in the complaint, claim 26 of the '571 patent covers an apparatus that processes data on its current posture to select between at least two modes of presenting information, using a 3D accelerometer, a 3D magnetometer, and a first filter applying an integration period to the accelerometer data.

What the lawsuit is about

IoT Innovations alleges direct infringement of each patent and, for the '576 and '571 patents, induced and contributory infringement since the defendants received the original complaint. It says it and its predecessors satisfied the requirements to collect pre-filing damages. It seeks damages of no less than a reasonable royalty under 35 U.S.C. 284 on all four patents, and a permanent injunction and enhanced damages for willful infringement only as to the '576 and '571 patents.

What to watch next

Watch for service on the foreign defendants, their answers or motions to dismiss or transfer, and the scheduling order.