North South Holdings Sues T-Mobile For Patent Infringement - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Intellectual property development company North South Holdings Inc., which recently agreed to be acquired by Spherix Inc. (SPEX), on Monday said that one of its wholly owned subsidiaries, Guidance IP LLC, filed a complaint against T-Mobile USA, Inc., a unit of German telecom giant Deutsche Telekom AG (DTEGY.PK), for patent infringement.

The complaint is filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, the residential jurisdiction for the corporate headquarters of Harris Corp. (HRS), the original patent owner. This lawsuit claims infringement by T-Mobile of United States Patent No. 5,719,584 entitled "System and Method for Determining the Geolocation of a Transmitter".

The technology relates to the geolocation of cells phones on the T-Mobile cell phone network. North South purchased this patent along with over 200 others from Harris in 2012. According to public filings, T-Mobile provides service to approximately 34.0 million customers through its network.

Anthony Hayes, North South CEO, stated, "This is the first complaint filed on the patents North South acquired from Harris Corporation, but we anticipate more... Use of North South's intellectual property without a license is unjust and we are committed to protecting the rights afforded North South under the United States Constitution."