Context: Sauvegarder Investment Management (SIM) IP, led by Erich Spangenberg, has rapidly expanded its patent monetization business through acquisitions and enforcement campaigns. This year alone, it merged with Garden Intel to form a $150 million IP monetization platform (February 6, 2026 ip fray article), acquired Australian company Qord IP’s IoT patent portfolio (February 1, 2026 ip fray article), and acquired several Alibaba video coding patents (May 19, 2026 ip fray article). The company has increasingly focused on networking, AI, streaming, and IoT technologies.
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Court and counsel
Panel: Presiding Judge Margot Kokke, Judge-rapporteur Robert van Peursem, and Judge Goda AmbrasaitÄ-BalynienÄ.
Qord IP Protection LLC is being represented by Dr. Ralph Nack (Noerr PartG mbB).