PayPal, Ioengine Settle Seven-Year Patent Fight in Delaware

Sept. 3, 2025, 4:09 PM UTC

PayPal Holdings Inc. and IoEngine LLC agreed to end their long-running patent dispute over portable data-storage technology used for secure online transactions, according to an order pausing a federal lawsuit in Delaware while they finalize settlement terms.

Circuit Judge William C. Bryson halted all deadlines through Oct. 2 to allow the parties time to prepare dismissal papers, according to a stipulation and order issued Wednesday in the US District Court for the District of Delaware.

  • Three weeks earlier, Bryson—sitting by designation from the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit—lifted a stay in place since January 2023 and ...

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