Applied Optoelectronics files patent infringement suit against Molex

Applied Optoelectronics has filed a complaint for patent infringement against Molex. The complaint, filed yesterday, September 18, 2023 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleges that at least the Molex 100G QSFP28 PSM4 optical transceiver module infringes two of Applied Optoelectronic’s patents: U.S. Patent No. 9,523,826, entitled “Pluggable Optical Transceiver Module,” which was issued on December 20, 2016, and U.S. Patent No. 10,466,432, entitled “High Speed Optical Transceiver Module,” which was issued on November 5, 2019. In the complaint filed yesterday, AOI is seeking monetary damages from Molex and a permanent injunction.