Stratopatent LLC filed its original complaint for patent infringement on November 10, 2026, in Stratopatent LLC v. Urban Outfitters, Inc., No. 2:26-cv-01020 (E.D. Tex., Marshall Division). The complaint describes Stratopatent as a Texas limited liability company with its principal place of business in Austin, Texas (paragraph 1). It alleges, on information and belief, that Urban Outfitters, Inc. is a Pennsylvania corporation with its principal place of business in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (paragraph 2). The docket shows the case assigned to Judge Robert W. Schroeder III. Stratopatent demands a jury. Venue is pleaded under 28 U.S.C. § 1400(b), and the complaint alleges that Urban Outfitters has a regular and established place of business in the district, including a retail store in Frisco, Texas (paragraphs 15 and 16).

The four patents

The complaint asserts four patents, each titled Systems and Methods for Analysis of Wearable Items of a Clothing Subscription Platform: U.S. Patent 10,902,510, issued January 26, 2021, from an application filed July 24, 2020; U.S. Patent 11,087,392, issued August 10, 2021, from an application filed December 22, 2020, as a continuation of the '510 patent; U.S. Patent 11,348,166, issued May 31, 2022, from an application filed June 29, 2021, as a continuation of the '392 patent; and U.S. Patent 12,033,208, issued July 9, 2024, from an application filed April 29, 2022, as a continuation of the '166 patent. The '510 patent issued from a continuation-in-part of an application filed April 11, 2019, now U.S. Patent 10,796,276. The complaint says Stratopatent is the owner of all right, title, and interest in the asserted patents, with the right to exclude others and to recover damages for past, present, and future infringement (paragraph 17).

What the patents cover

U.S. Patent 10,902,510 covers a computer-implemented method for dynamically managing data associated with electronic transactions of wearable items. Claim 1 covers receiving wearable item data from electronic tenant interfaces that are accessible from tenant devices over a network, the data describing wearable items made available for physical shipment to users via electronic transactions; hosting an electronic warehouse operations portal and/or an electronic administrative portal whose user interfaces are accessible from employee devices; receiving electronic user transactions, each associated with a unique user identifier and a unique item identifier for a wearable item to be placed in a virtual closet and rented according to a subscription; receiving wearable item operations requests from a warehouse operations portal, an administrative portal, or a tenant interface to initiate order processing of that item for that user; initiating microservices to fulfill those requests; and, in response to the user transactions and operations requests, updating transaction databases and analytics databases, based on the user transactions, to initiate shipping of the wearable item to the user at a physical address.

U.S. Patent 11,087,392 covers a computer-implemented method for dynamically managing data associated with electronic transactions of wearable items. Claim 1 covers receiving wearable item data describing wearable items made available for physical shipment to users via electronic transactions; hosting an electronic warehouse operations portal and/or an electronic administrative portal with user interfaces accessible from devices over a network; receiving electronic user transactions, each associated with a unique user identifier and a unique item identifier for a wearable item to be placed in a virtual closet and rented according to a subscription; receiving wearable item operations requests from a warehouse operations portal or an administrative portal to initiate order processing of that item for that user; and, in response, initiating microservices to fulfill those requests and initiate shipping of the wearable item to the user at a physical address according to the subscription.

U.S. Patent 11,348,166 covers a computer-implemented method for dynamically managing data associated with electronic transactions of items. Claim 1 covers receiving item data describing items made available for physical shipment to users via electronic transactions; hosting an electronic warehouse operations portal and/or an electronic administrative portal with user interfaces accessible from devices over a network; receiving electronic user transactions, each associated with a unique user identifier and a unique item identifier for an item to be placed in a virtual closet and rented or purchased according to a subscription, purchase, or rental service; receiving item operations requests from a warehouse operations portal or an administrative portal to initiate order processing of that item for that user; and, in response, initiating microservices to fulfill those requests and initiate shipping of the item to the user at a physical address according to the subscription, purchase, or rental service.

U.S. Patent 12,033,208 covers a computer-implemented method for dynamically managing data associated with electronic transactions of items. Claim 1 covers receiving item data describing items made available for physical shipment to users via electronic transaction application programming interfaces; hosting an electronic warehouse operations portal and/or an electronic administrative portal with user interfaces accessible from devices over a network; receiving electronic user transactions, each associated with a unique user identifier and a unique item identifier for an item to be placed in a virtual closet and rented or purchased according to a subscription, purchase, or rental service; receiving item operations requests from a warehouse operations portal or an administrative portal to initiate order processing of that item for that user; in response, initiating application programming interfaces, implemented as a microservice hosted via a virtual private cloud, to fulfill those requests and initiate shipping of the item to a user at a physical address according to the subscription, purchase, or rental service; and updating transaction databases and analytics databases based on completion of the item operations requests.

The accused platforms

The complaint accuses two platforms that it calls the Accused Instrumentalities. It describes the Nuuly Platform and Service as a monthly women's apparel subscription rental service through which subscribers rent product, may swap product the following month, and have the option to purchase rental product, including a plan under which subscribers may rent six apparel items on a monthly basis (paragraphs 4, 5, 20, and 31). It accuses that platform under all four patents (paragraphs 23 and 24).

It also accuses the URBN E-Commerce Platform and Service, which it describes as the e-commerce operations across the Urban Outfitters, Free People, FP Movement, and Anthropologie brands, under the '166 and '208 patents only (paragraphs 5, 22, 23, and 35). The complaint alleges, on information and belief, that a significant portion of Urban Outfitters' operating revenue is derived from the Accused Instrumentalities and associated retail and subscription products and services, which are marketed, offered, sold, provided, and used in the United States and in the Eastern District of Texas (paragraph 18).

The counts

Count I alleges direct infringement of at least claim 1 of the '392 patent under 35 U.S.C. § 271(a) by the Nuuly Platform and Service, together with induced and contributory infringement under § 271(b) and (c) from the date the complaint was filed, with knowledge of the patent alleged from that date (paragraphs 42 to 52). Count II alleges the same theories on at least claim 1 of the '166 patent, against both the Nuuly platform and the URBN E-Commerce Platform and Service (paragraphs 56 to 66). Count III alleges the same theories on at least claim 1 of the '510 patent, limited to the Nuuly platform (paragraphs 70 to 80). Count IV alleges the same theories on at least claim 1 of the '208 patent, against both platforms (paragraphs 84 to 94). Each count alleges willful infringement from the filing date and seeks enhanced damages under 35 U.S.C. § 284. The complaint says Stratopatent has complied with 35 U.S.C. § 287 and does not make any products subject to the marking requirement.

Relief requested

Stratopatent asks for a judgment that Urban Outfitters has directly and/or indirectly infringed one or more claims of each asserted patent; a full accounting and an award of damages, but in no event less than a reasonable royalty, including enhanced damages under 35 U.S.C. § 284, together with pre- and post-judgment interest; a declaration that the case is exceptional and an award of costs and reasonable attorney fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285; and other relief.

Earlier East Texas suits

Stratopatent filed two earlier Eastern District of Texas suits on September 9, 2026, Nos. 2:26-cv-00804 and 2:26-cv-00803. The '166 patent is among the patents asserted in both. The complaint in No. 2:26-cv-00803 also asserts the '392, '510, and '208 patents, along with two other patents. In No. 2:26-cv-00804, a notice of voluntary dismissal was filed on October 9, 2026, and the court entered an order dismissing the case on October 19, 2026. In No. 2:26-cv-00803, a notice of voluntary dismissal was filed on November 10, 2026.

What to watch next

Watch for service of the summons issued November 10, 2026, and for Urban Outfitters' response to the complaint, including an answer or a Rule 12 motion. The case can end at any time, including by settlement or voluntary dismissal.