Near Field Electronics LLC v. H&M Fashion USA, Inc.
| Filed | 2026-07-17 |
|---|---|
| Court | E.D. Tex. |
| Docket | 4:26-cv-00878 |
| Nature of suit | 830 Patent |
| Practice area | Patent |
| Plaintiff | Near Field Electronics LLC |
| Defendant | H&M Fashion USA, Inc. |
| Complaint | Download the complaint (PDF, free) |
What the complaint alleges
Near Field Electronics LLC sued H&M Fashion USA, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging infringement of five patents. The complaint alleges that H&M uses NFC front-end components in contactless credit card payment transactions that infringe the patents.
Claims asserted
- Infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,691,201 (Dual Mode USB-PS/2 Device)
- Infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,742,071 (Real-time I/O Processor Used to Implement Bus Interface Protocols)
- Infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,959,350 (Configurable USB Interface With Virtual Register Architecture)
- Infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,996,727 (Power Supply for Universal Serial Bus Interface with Programmable Bus Pullup Resistor)
- Infringement of 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)