Irish Patent Owner Sues Vertiv Clients Over Data Center Cooling

An Irish patent owner accused Vertiv Corp.’s data center customers of patent infringement for using cooling equipment allegedly provided by the digital infrastructure company.

Valtrus Innovations Ltd. pointed to Vertiv’s May 2024 declaratory judgment claim which stated the data systems firm would be liable for any rulings against its customers infringing Valtrus’s patents, according to the complaint. Netrality Properties LP, Lumen Technologies Inc., CoreSite LLC, NTT Global Data Centers Americas Inc., and Prime Data Centers LLC are accused of infringing US Patent Nos. 6,854,287 and 6,868,682, according to separate complaints filed in the US District Court for the ...