Telsync Sues CNH Industrial in Marshall Over a Wireless Mobile-Device Network Patent.

The case

The case is Telsync Technologies LLC v. CNH Industrial N.V., No. 2:26-cv-00945 (E.D. Tex.), a five-page complaint filed October 20, 2026. The public docket shows the case assigned to Judge Rodney Gilstrap. Telsync alleges that it is a corporation organized under Texas law with its principal place of business in Austin, Texas, and that CNH Industrial N.V. is organized under the laws of the Netherlands and maintains an established place of business in Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom. The complaint pleads subject-matter jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. 1331 and 1338(a), and venue under 28 U.S.C. 1391(c) because the defendant is a foreign corporation, adding that the defendant has committed acts of infringement in the District and that Telsync has suffered harm there. It demands a jury trial.

The patent

U.S. Patent 8,897,263 is titled "Interactions among mobile devices in a wireless network." The complaint states that it issued on November 25, 2014, from an application filed October 19, 2012, and that Telsync is the assignee of all right, title, and interest, including the right to sue for infringement and collect damages. The face of the patent shows that the application is a division of an application filed January 23, 2009, and that the patent has 15 claims. Copies of the patent and the claim charts are Exhibits 1 and 2 to the complaint.

A lapse and reinstatement

Google Patents lists the '263 patent as expired for failure to pay a maintenance fee, effective November 25, 2022, and reinstated on the acceptance of a late maintenance fee, effective April 18, 2024, the date it lists for payment of the eighth-year fee. Telsync's assignment from the prior owner was recorded at the USPTO on May 3, 2022 (reel 59848, frame 0909). Google Patents also lists a maintenance fee reminder mailed July 13, 2026, and an anticipated expiration date of January 23, 2029.

Earlier suits on the '263 patent

Google Patents lists 23 earlier U.S. district court cases involving the '263 patent, filed from August 24, 2023, through August 7, 2026: 14 in the Eastern District of Texas, 6 in the Western District of Texas, and 1 each in the District of Delaware, the District of Maryland, and the Western District of Washington. The public dockets in those cases show Telsync as the plaintiff.

The count

Count 1 alleges that CNH has directly infringed and continues to infringe one or more claims of the '263 patent, literally or under the doctrine of equivalents, by making, using, offering to sell, selling, and/or importing the "Exemplary Defendant Products" identified in the charts, and by having its employees internally test and use those products. It alleges, on information and belief, that numerous other infringing devices have been made, used, sold, imported, and offered for sale by CNH and/or its customers. The complaint alleges that service of the complaint with the claim charts gives CNH actual knowledge of infringement. It alleges, on information and belief, that CNH has continued to sell the accused products and to distribute product literature and website materials that induce end users to use them in an infringing manner, and it alleges induced infringement at least since service of the complaint and charts. Exhibit 2 is described as charts comparing the "Exemplary '263 Patent Claims" to the accused products, and the complaint incorporates them by reference. The exhibits are not available for free online.

The relief sought

The prayer asks for a judgment that the '263 patent is valid and enforceable; a judgment that CNH has infringed one or more claims directly and indirectly; an accounting of all damages not presented at trial; damages under 35 U.S.C. 284, including pre- or post-judgment interest, costs, and disbursements; and, if necessary to compensate Telsync adequately, a declaration that the case is exceptional under 35 U.S.C. 285 with reasonable attorneys' fees, plus costs, expenses, and further relief the court deems just and proper.

What to watch next

Watch for CNH's answer or a Rule 12 motion, a scheduling order from Judge Gilstrap, and any filing that identifies the charted claims and the accused CNH products. Watch also the USPTO maintenance fee record for the '263 patent. The case can end at any time, including by settlement or voluntary dismissal.