Near Field Electronics LLC v. Zumiez Inc.
| Filed | 2026-07-20 |
|---|---|
| Court | E.D. Tex. |
| Docket | 4:26-cv-00886 |
| Nature of suit | 830 Patent |
| Practice area | Patent |
| Plaintiff | Near Field Electronics LLC |
| Defendant | Zumiez Inc. |
| Complaint | Download the complaint (PDF, free) |
What the complaint alleges
Near Field Electronics LLC sued Zumiez Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging infringement of five patents related to NFC front-end components used in contactless credit card payment transactions. The complaint claims that Zumiez directly infringed the patents by using the NXP PN512 NFC Front-End in its point-of-sale operations.
Claims asserted
- Patent infringement - U.S. Patent No. 6,691,201
- Patent infringement - U.S. Patent No. 6,742,071
- Patent infringement - U.S. Patent No. 6,959,350
- Patent infringement - U.S. Patent No. 6,996,727
- Patent infringement - U.S. Patent No. 7,373,531