In October 2024, OnPoint expert Dr. Gareth Macartney testified in the U.S. District Court in Waco, Texas, as Amazon’s damages expert in TrackThings v. Amazon. TrackThings, founded by Thaddeus Gabara, alleged that eero, an Amazon subsidiary, infringed on three of its patents (U.S. Patent Nos. 9,332,442, 9,642,017, and 10,107,893) through the implementation of its mesh WiFi technology. Dr. Macartney testified on the matter of damages, based on the assumption of patent validity and infringement. Following a five-day trial, the jury ruled in favor of Amazon, concluding that the company had not infringed TrackThings’ patents.
The case is TrackThings LLC v. Amazon.com Services LLC and Eero LLC, W.D. Tex., No. 6:23-cv-00133.