Context: In December 2024, Barcelona-based Fractus sued U.S. telecoms provider Verizon and Canada-based telematics manufacturer Geotab over the alleged infringement of a collective six IoT-related patents in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (December 16, 2024 ip fray article). It alleged that they used the patents to enable advanced connectivity solutions in fleet management, asset tracking, and aftermarket telematics.
What’s new: Fractus and Verizon have now settled their dispute, according to an Eastern District of Texas order granting a joint motion to dismiss the case with prejudice (order below box).
Direct impact: While this is another win for Verizon, which recently obtained an Eastern District of Texas jury verdict in its favor in a joint case with Ericsson against Procomm (February 24, 2026 ip fray article), the order does not end the Fractus litigation against Geotab.
Wider ramifications: Fractus will no doubt be happy with this settlement, however, as its slew of disputes in the U.S. continues to lead to successful licensing agreements across the smartphone and IoT markets (such as those with Vivint and ADT). Last year alone, it signed with four new licensees – one in the medical device sector and a further three in IoT. The company seems determined to carve out a space for itself in the IoT market in particular, where it has adoped an increasingly offensive IP licensing approach, and this is underlined by comments made by CEO Jordi Ilario on the important role of enforcement in securing its licensing agreements: “We have made the most progress in home security because this is the vertical where we filed litigation.”
Here is the order of dismissal:
In a statement today, Fractus CEO Jordi Ilario said:
“Fractus has invested heavily in research and development to create antenna technologies that are integrated across many IoT applications, and the company is pleased to have reached a resolution with Verizon.”
Meanwhile, its Executive Chairman, Ruben Boney, stated:
“We will continue to defend our patented technology and to engage constructively with organizations that recognize the value of intellectual property rights.”
Counsel
Fractus was represented by Susman Godfrey’s Emily K. Cronin, Joseph Grinstein, Justin Nelson, Max Tribble, Robert Greenfeld, Rachel P. Thompson, and (Tim) Xiaoming Wang, as well as Capshaw DeRieux‘s S. Calvin Capshaw and Elizabeth L. DeRieux, Miller Fair Henry‘s Claire Abernathy and Andrea Leigh Fair, and Womble Bond Dickinson’s Xue Li.
Meanwhile, Verizon was represented by Duane Morris’s Christopher Joseph Tyson, Holly Elin Engelmann, Jayla Grant, John DiBaise, and Kevin Paul Anderson, as well as The Dacus Firm’s Deron Dacus.