Near Field Electronics LLC v. The Gap, Inc. et al
| Filed | 2026-07-17 |
|---|---|
| Court | E.D. Tex. |
| Docket | 4:26-cv-00876 |
| Nature of suit | 830 Patent |
| Practice area | Patent |
| Plaintiff | Near Field Electronics LLC |
| Defendant | The Gap, Inc. et al |
| Complaint | Download the complaint (PDF, free) |
What the complaint alleges
Near Field Electronics LLC sued The Gap, Inc., Old Navy, LLC, Banana Republic, LLC, and Athleta LLC in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging direct infringement of five patents. The complaint claims that the defendants used NFC front-end components, such as the NXP PN512, in contactless credit card payment transactions at points of sale, infringing the asserted patents.
Claims asserted
- Patent infringement - U.S. Patent No. 6,691,201 (Dual Mode USB-PS/2 Device)
- Patent infringement - U.S. Patent No. 6,742,071 (Real-time I/O Processor Used to Implement Bus Interface Protocols)
- Patent infringement - U.S. Patent No. 6,959,350 (Configurable USB Interface With Virtual Register Architecture)
- Patent infringement - U.S. Patent No. 6,996,727 (Power Supply for Universal Serial Bus Interface with Programmable Bus Pullup Resistor)
- Patent infringement - U.S. Patent No. 7,373,531 (Signal Detection Method, Frequency Detection Method, Power Consumption Control Method, Signal Detecting Device, Frequency Detecting Device, Power Control Consumption Device and Electronic Apparatus)