Gogo Owes SmartSky $23 Million Over In-Flight 5G Patents (1)

Gogo Inc. owes SmartSky Networks LLC $22.7 million for infringing claims in four SmartSky patents with its in-flight 5G network and two component systems, a federal jury in Delaware found.

Gogo’s 5G network—including its Avance X3 and LX5 line replaceable units and MB-13 antennas—infringe US Patent Nos. 9,312,947, 11,223,417, 9,730,077, and 11,533,639, which cover ground-based air-to-ground networks that provide in-flight internet service, according to a verdict issued Friday in the US District Court for the District of Delaware.

Jurors rejected Gogo’s arguments for canceling the patents. The ‘417 patent expired Aug. 18, and the other three ...