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PayRange files second patent infringement suit against KioSoft

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October 28, 2020

PayRange, which provides a mobile payment solution for unattended retail machines, has filed an additional patent infringement lawsuit against KioSoft, according to a press release.

In March, PayRange announced its first patent infringement lawsuit against KioSoft, seeking damages estimated beyond $50 million and a permanent injunction preventing further infringing sales.

The new lawsuit cites a recently-awarded PayRange patent, U.S. Patent No. 10,719,833, as the first patent infringement lawsuit against KioSoft moves toward trial in July 2021, according to the release.

PayRange developed a mobile payment system for non-networked unattended retail machines such as vending, laundry and amusement and has received19 patents more pending.

PayRange claims KioSoft unlawfully sells mobile payment solutions that infringe PayRange's patented technology. PayRange's patents cover not only the foundational approach of authorizing payment to unconnected machines leveraging the user's smart phone, but also other innovations including viewing machine status on smartphones, firmware updating of offline machines, and retrofitting existing machines with payment acceptance devices.

KioSoft, according to its website, makes payment devices in its kiosk contactless readers, contactless cards, laundry machine contactless readers, card dispensers, receipt printers and offers a wireless communication option. The company had not responded to a request for comment at the time of this report.