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Courts

US courts hearing tracked patent infringement cases. Court names from different filings are folded into canonical keys (so “Texas Eastern District Court” and “U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas” collapse). Sorted by case count, descending.

174 courts · 3658 total tracked cases.

CourtCasesTop judges
Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)1010—
Texas Eastern District Court755Rodney Gilstrap · Roy S. Payne · Amos L Mazzant
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware363—
Texas Western District Court331David Counts
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit132—
California Northern District Court102Ajay S. Krishnan
California Central District Court87—
Illinois Northern District Court50Robert W. Gettleman · Heather K. McShain · Sharon Johnson Coleman
E.D. Tex.48—
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division41—
International Trade Commission37—
New Jersey District Court37—
Texas Northern District Court34Reed O'Connor · Ada Brown · Ed Kinkeade
Virginia Eastern District Court34—
New York Southern District Court31—
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Waco Division27—
Massachusetts District Court24—
W.D. Tex.22—
U.S. District Court for the District of Utah21Howard C. Nielson, Jr · Jared C. Bennett
California Southern District Court19Gonzalo P. Curiel · Steve B. Chu · Michelle M. Pettit
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia16Tiffany R. Johnson · Richard W. Story
Washington Western District Court16—
Wisconsin Eastern District Court15—
Florida Southern District Court15—
Arizona District Court13Susan M Brnovich
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada13—
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa13—
D. Del.12—
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas11—
Minnesota District Court11—
S.D.N.Y.10—
North Carolina Western District Court9—
Florida Middle District Court8—
Ohio Northern District Court7—
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado7—
Idaho District Court7—
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Midland-Odessa Division7—
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk Division7—
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; PTAB6—
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division6—
C.D. Cal.6—
E.D. Tex. (Judge Gilstrap)6—
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York5—
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania5—
United States District Court of Delaware5—
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia (Alexandria Division; transferred to Norfolk Division)5—
United States District Court for the District of Delaware, Wilmington Division5—
Pennsylvania Eastern District Court4—
Missouri Eastern District Court4—
Tennessee Eastern District Court4—
U.S. Supreme Court4—
Texas4—
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)4—
W.D. Tex. (Judge Albright)4—
Indiana Southern District Court3Crystal S. Wildeman · Tanya Walton Pratt · Kellie M. Barr
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee3—
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee3—
Wyoming District Court3—
U.S. District Court3—
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana3—
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin3—
Ohio Southern District Court3—
E.D. Texas3—
District Court, Delaware3—
California Eastern District Court3—
U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York3—
W.D. Tex. (Judge Albright / Mag. Gilliland)3—
Virginia Western District Court2Norman K. Moon
Louisiana Eastern District Court2Darrel James Papillion · Eva J. Dossier
Michigan Eastern District Court2—
U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon2—
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division2—
U.S. District Court for the Illinois Central District Court2—
Florida Northern District Court2—
Oklahoma Northern District Court2—
U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island2—
U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont2—
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Lufkin Division2—
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division2—
Michigan Western District Court2—
Kansas District Court2—
Missouri Western District Court2—
Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) of the USPTO2—
North Carolina Eastern District Court2—
D. New Jersey2—
District Court, E.D. Texas2—
PTAB (United States Patent and Trademark Office)2—
District of Delaware, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC)2—
North Carolina Middle District Court2—
Eastern District of Texas (E.D. Tex.)2—
E.D. Tex., Marshall Div.2—
United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, Memphis Division2—
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Lexington Division2—
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division2—
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware (Judge Richard G. Andrews)2—
D. Delaware2—
N.D. Tex.2—
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; pending in MDL No. 3190, E.D. Tex.2—
N.D. Ga.2—
E.D. Tex. (Judge Rodney Gilstrap)2—
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware (transferred from E.D.N.Y.)1—
Oklahoma Eastern District Court1—
Washington Eastern District Court1—
U.S. District Court for the Eastern, Southern, Northern, and Western Districts of Texas1—
U.S. District Court of Delaware1—
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division1—
U.S. Court of Federal Claims1—
U.S. Patent and Appeal Board1—
US District Court, California Northern District Court1—
United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, Southern Division1—
Louisiana Western District Court1—
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (transferred to N.D.W. Va.); U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit1—
Patent Office1—
United States District Court for the District of Delaware and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) State Court1—
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTAB)1—
U.S. District Court in New Jersey1—
USPTO Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)1—
Federal Trade Commission (administrative complaint)1—
Eastern District of Texas, District of Massachusetts1—
Delaware Supreme Court1—
S.D. Florida1—
W.D. Texas1—
E.D. Virginia1—
Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)1—
District Court, D. Delaware1—
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Miami Division1—
Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division1—
Federal court in Massachusetts1—
Federal court in California (Central District Court)1—
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit1—
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC).1—
District of Arizona (D. Ariz.), Northern District of Illinois (N.D. Ill.), Northern District of Texas (N.D. Tex.)1—
Supreme Court of the United States1—
W.D. Tex., Waco Division (Judge Albright)1—
W.D. Tex. (Waco Division)1—
W.D. Tex., Waco/Austin Div.1—
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division1—
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky1—
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (San Diego)1—
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division (transferred from Alexandria Division)1—
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)1—
USPTO1—
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida (Tampa Division)1—
E.D. Texas (Marshall/Tyler); transferred to W.D. Texas1—
E.D. Texas (Marshall Division)1—
United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division1—
PTAB (USPTO)1—
U.S. District Court, Central District of California (Southern Division)1—
D. Nev.1—
D. Del. (Judge Barker)1—
N.D. Cal. (Judge Edward J. Davila)1—
United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama1—
United States District Court for the District of Nebraska1—
E.D. Tex. (Marshall Division)1—
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, Monroe Division; transferred to E.D. Tex. as 2:26-cv-00670 (MDL No. 3190)1—
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas; transferred to E.D. Tex. as 2:26-cv-00799 (MDL No. 3190)1—
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California; transferred to E.D. Tex. (MDL No. 3190)1—
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland1—
S.D.N.Y. (Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr.)1—
E.D. Tex. (Judge Rodney Gilstrap; referral to Mag. J. Roy S. Payne)1—
N.D. Cal. (Judge Vince Chhabria)1—
N.D. Cal. (Judge James Donato)1—
N.D. Ga. (Judge Leigh Martin May)1—
U.S. Circuit Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, in equity1—
PTAB (IPR)1—
W.D. Tex. (Waco)1—
E.D. Va.1—
N.D. Ala.1—
D. Minn.1—
W.D. Tex. (Judge Alan D. Albright)1—
W.D. Tex. (Judge Fred Biery)1—
W.D. Tex. (Judge Counts)1—
U.S. District Court, W.D. Tex. (Waco Division), Judge Alan D. Albright1—
U.S. District Court, E.D. Ky. (Lexington Division)1—