US District Court Rejects Natsoft’s Patent Claims Against Hexaware Technologies

Hexaware Technologies Limited announced a significant legal win on June 9, 2026, when the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois dismissed all claims brought by Natsoft Corporation and its affiliate Updraft LLC in a patent infringement lawsuit. The ruling marks a major development in ongoing litigation involving Hexaware and its subsidiary, Hexaware Technologies Inc.

The court’s decision centered on the determination that Natsoft’s asserted patents were directed to broad, abstract ideas rather than concrete, patent-eligible inventions. As a result, the court found these patents ineligible for protection under U.S. patent law, leading to dismissal of the infringement claims involving nine patents spanning two patent families.

In addition to dismissing the federal patent claims, the court declined to exercise jurisdiction over related state law claims, which included contractual and business-related allegations. These state law claims were dismissed without substantive adjudication at this stage. However, the plaintiffs were granted leave to file an amended complaint within a specified timeframe.

Hexaware has consistently maintained that the lawsuit lacked merit. The company emphasized that its proprietary platforms—Amaze®, Tensai®, and RapidX®—are grounded in specific, concrete engineering efforts and substantial investment. Hexaware also holds U.S. patents covering methods embodied in these platforms, underscoring the originality and specificity of its technology.

According to Hexaware, the litigation has not materially impacted its operations, customer service capabilities, partner programs, or financial standing, and the company does not anticipate any such effects in the future.

Srikrishna Ramakarthikeyan, Executive Director and CEO of Hexaware, commented on the ruling: “We have been clear about our confidence since the day this suit was filed, and the Court’s decision reflects why we held it. These platforms came from our own research and from years of investment by our own engineers. The Court found that what Natsoft asserted was too abstract to be a patentable invention—and Hexaware holds patents of its own precisely because our work is specific, real, and original. Our clients trusted us through this process, and we will keep earning that trust. If this case continues in any form, our response will be the same.”

Hexaware Technologies is a global technology and business process services company focused on enabling enterprises worldwide to achieve digital transformation at scale and speed. The company partners with clients to build, transform, run, and optimize their technology and business processes.

This dismissal represents a critical affirmation of Hexaware’s intellectual property strategy and underscores the challenges plaintiffs face when asserting patents deemed abstract under current U.S. patent eligibility standards. The court’s ruling may influence similar patent disputes involving software and business method patents in the Northern District of Illinois and beyond.