Spherix's Sues AT&T for Infringement of Patent for Geolocation of Cell Phones

Spherix

, an intellectual property development company committed to the fostering and monetization of intellectual property, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary Guidance IP LLC filed suit on December 6, 2013 against AT&T Inc. and AT&T Mobility LLC (collectively "Defendants") for infringement of Patent No. 5,719,584 entitled "System and Method for Determining the Geolocation of a Transmitter." Guidance IP LLC is seeking monetary damages and injunctive relief.  This is the second suit by Spherix or its subsidiaries on this patent.  In August 2013 Guidance IP LLC sued T-Mobile claiming infringement of this patent.  The suit against T-Mobile is still pending.  The most recent complaint is filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, the residential jurisdiction for the corporate headquarters of AT&T Inc. The technology relates to the location of cells phones on the AT&T cell phone network and is only one of more than 200 patents owned by Spherix.  According to public filings, AT&T provides service to approximately 109 million customers through its network in the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Anthony Hayes, Spherix CEO, stated, "Use of Spherix's intellectual property without a license