Red Hat, Inc. v. Competitive Access Systems, Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA WESTERN DIVISION No. 5:24-CV-505-D RED HAT, INC., yo Plaintiff, v. ORDER COMPETITIVE ACCESS . SYSTEMS, INC., ) - Defendant. On September 3, 2024, Red Hat, Inc. (“Red Hat” or “plaintiff’) filed a complaint against Competitive Access Systems, Inc. (“CAS” or “defendant”) [D.E. 1]. Red Hat alleges a violation of the North Carolina Abusive Patent Assertions Act (“APAA”),

N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 75-140, et seq., and seeks a declaratory judgment of noninfringement for each of CAS’s seven patents. See

id. at 18-27. On October 25,…