Arena IP, LLC Claims Patent Infringement Against Two NFL Franchises: The Vikings and Patriots

By Dr. Robert J. Romano, JD, LLM, St. John’s University, Senior Writer On February 6, 2023, Arena IP, LLC, a company based out of Albuquerque, New Mexico, initiated federal litigation against two NFL teams claiming patent infringement for their misuse of its protected data communication system. The first lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, against the Minnesota Vikings Football, LLC,[1] with the second one being filed against the New En