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This patent infringement lawsuit, AccuSearch Technologies LLC v. Google LLC, case number 1:25-cv-00514, is currently active in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. The plaintiff, AccuSearch Technologies LLC, operates primarily as a private investigation agency specializing in public records research in Arizona and Nevada, which suggests its role in patent litigation is that of a Non-Practicing Entity (NPE) or Patent Assertion Entity (PAE). AccuSearch Technologies filed this as its first litigation, asserting patents that it reportedly received from the sole inventor, Robert Osann, Jr., on February 24, 2024. The defendant is Google LLC, a global technology giant known for its internet-related services and products, including its widely used search engine and web browser.

The core of the dispute centers on Google's "Google Search Engine Products and Services," encompassing the Google website and the Chrome browser. AccuSearch Technologies alleges infringement related to features characterized as "providing annotated Internet search results suitable for display to a user on a computing device," such as a PC, mobile phone, or tablet device. The primary patent at issue is US Patent 11100184, which is titled "Internet search results annotation, filtering, and advertising with respect to search term elements". The case is being presided over by District Judge Gregory B. Williams. The District of Delaware is a significant venue for patent litigation, often chosen due to its established patent bench and experience with complex technical cases, particularly for cases involving defendants incorporated in Delaware.

This case is notable as it marks the entry of AccuSearch Technologies LLC into patent litigation, targeting a major technology company's core products with a portfolio acquired from a single inventor, Robert Osann, Jr., known for holding numerous patents. While Google has initiated an inter partes review (IPR) against AccuSearch Technologies, it targets a different patent (US Patent 10585959) and not specifically patent 11100184. The outcome of this new patent assertion campaign against a prominent industry player could have implications for the search engine technology landscape and future NPE assertion patterns involving similar patent portfolios.

I'll research the docket history, filings, and any parallel PTAB proceedings for this case.

I have strong leads. Let me dig into the key rulings — the motion to transfer, the § 101 motion to dismiss, and the IPR institution decisions.

Key Legal Developments & Current Posture

AccuSearch Technologies LLC v. Google LLC, No. 1:25-cv-00514-GBW (D. Del.)

Bottom line: The case is in its second year, still pre-Markman in Delaware, and the dispositive action has shifted to the PTAB — Google filed four IPRs covering all four asserted patents in March 2026, and the PTAB instituted trial on the '184 patent (the patent flagged in our case metadata) on 2026-08-25. Those developments are the near-term drivers; the district court case otherwise remains on an ordinary D. Del. schedule running to a 2028 trial.

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1. Filing & Initial Pleadings (2025)

Asserted claims identified: '959 cl. 11 (+12, 16); '001 cl. 1 (+5, 9); '184 cl. 1 (+3, 6); '937 cl. 15 (+19). Google characterizes all as directed to the single abstract concept of "noting where search results omit terms from the query."

Note: I found no answer or counterclaims in the docket — Google responded via motions to dismiss rather than an answer, which is consistent with the case still being at the pleading stage.

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2. Pre-Trial Motions of Substance

(a) Motion to Transfer to N.D. Cal. — D.I. 20

• Filed ~2025-08-06/08 by Google under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), supported by the Declaration of Addy Ngan and a Declaration of Ryan J. Hayward (venue/discovery evidence). Joint stipulation on briefing schedule at D.I. 25.
• 2025-08-28 — AccuSearch opposition (D.I. 29), supported by the Declaration of Robert Osann, Jr. and the Declaration of Steven J. Reynolds (D.I. 30, 31), plus an appendix and exhibits.
• 2025-09-15 — Google reply (D.I. 32/37).
• ⚠️ Outcome not confirmed by my sources. However, the court entered a Delaware scheduling order (see below) setting a Delaware Markman and trial, which strongly implies the transfer motion was effectively denied / the case remained in Delaware. I could not retrieve the specific ruling date or citation and I do not want to fabricate one.

(b) Second Motion to Dismiss — § 101 Patent Eligibility — D.I. 26

• 2025-08-08 — Google moved to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6) / 35 U.S.C. § 101, arguing the asserted claims are directed to the abstract idea of annotating search results that omit query terms, implemented on generic computers, and asking for dismissal with prejudice (opening brief D.I. 27; answering brief due 2025-08-22; Google reply due ~2025-09-12).
• ⚠️ Outcome not confirmed. The case advanced to a scheduling order and a Markman hearing, which suggests the motion did not end the case, but I could not verify a denial order.

(c) Stay Pending IPR

• I found no evidence of a stay in the docket. The earlier "Defendant representatives" section asserted the case was "stayed pending IPR" — I could not verify that, and the operative scheduling order (Markman 2026-10-21; trial 2028-04-17) indicates the case is proceeding. Treat the prior stay statement as unconfirmed/contradicted.

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3. Scheduling Order & Markman

• 2025-09-03 — Scheduling conference held before Judge Gregory B. Williams (transcript on docket).
• 2025-09-04 — Patent Scheduling Order entered:
  • Markman Hearing: 2026-10-21, 1:00 p.m., Courtroom 6B (i.e., ~3 weeks from today's date)
  • Fact discovery close: 2027-02-26
  • Expert discovery close: 2027-08-07
  • Dispositive motions: 2027-09-07
  • Final pretrial conference: 2028-04-12
  • Five-day jury trial: 2028-04-17
• The case was originally docketed as 1:25-cv-00514-UNA (unassigned) before assignment to Judge Williams.

No Markman ruling yet — the hearing is upcoming. Both sides' briefing remains pending; no claim-construction order has issued.

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4. Discovery Milestones

• 2025-09-05 — Plaintiff served First Set of Interrogatories (No. 1) and First Set of Requests for Production (Nos. 1–3); also noticed the deposition of Addy Ngan (the Google declarant supporting transfer). D.I. 35.
• 2025-12-17 — AccuSearch served its Initial Infringement Contentions (documented as Petitioner's Exhibit 1064 in Google's IPR petition). This is the key date marking the transition into substantive infringement analysis.
• Neither side has reported dispositive discovery rulings, protective-order fights, or sanctions activity in public sources.

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5. Parallel PTAB Proceedings (the decisive recent development)

Google launched a coordinated four-petition IPR campaign covering every asserted patent, filed 2026-03-06 and 2026-03-13:

Details:

• Grounds: All four petitions assert § 103 obviousness, relying in part on a Declaration of Dr. Benjamin Bederson (Petitioner Ex. 1003 in each), and extensive prior art (Wang, Mills, Brinson, Mehta, Naick, Bates, Bhagat, and dozens more). AccuSearch's own Robert Osann, Jr. declaration appears as Petitioner Ex. 1070 — i.e., Google is using the inventor's prior statements.
• IPR2026-00288 ('184 patent): the PTAB instituted trial on 2026-08-25 (Tech Center 2100, Art Unit 2166). Petitioner counsel: Elizabeth Hunt et al.; Patent Owner counsel: Stephen McBride et al. This is the most immediate threat to the asserted portfolio — the '184 patent is the patent in our case metadata.
• Patent Owner responsive filings: mandatory notices and powers of attorney filed 2026-03-26 in the IPRs.
• The IPRs were filed roughly three months after AccuSearch's December 2025 infringement contentions — a classic "contentions-then-petition" sequencing under § 315(b).

Effect on the litigation: With the '184 IPR now instituted and three others pending, expect (i) a stay motion in Delaware or at least a request to defer the '184 issues, and/or (ii) possible narrowing of asserted claims/patents. Because the IPR institution decision postdates the scheduling order, the Delaware court has not yet had occasion to formally accommodate it — watch for stay/scheduling motions in the coming weeks.

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6. Verdict, Post-Trial, Settlement, Appeal

None. No trial has occurred (trial set 2028-04-17), no summary-judgment or Daubert rulings, no verdict, no JMOL/new-trial/fee motions, no settlement, dismissal, judgment, or appeal. The case is active and pre-Markman.

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7. Corrections to Earlier Sections (flagged per instructions)

Two prior sections contain material inconsistencies with the docket and should be corrected:

1. Plaintiff representatives (WRONG). That section named Patrick J. Carroll and Adam J. Shapiro of Katsky & Korins LLP (New York) and Elizabeth M. Stukes of Stamoulis & Butsika (Wilmington). The actual docket shows lead counsel is Daignault Iyer LLP — Ronald M. Daignault, Chandran B. Iyer, Oded Burger, Steven J. Reynolds, and Lisa Phillips (Vienna, VA), with Ashby & Geddes as Delaware counsel (Andrew C. Mayo, Brian A. Biggs). D.I. 4, 6, 7. The Katsky/Stamoulis names appear unsupported and likely belong to a different matter.

2. Defendant representatives (now partially resolvable). That section said Google's counsel was unidentified. The docket shows a Keker, Van Nest & Peters team — David J. Silbert, Edward Bayley, JD Schneider, Ryan J. Hayward, Catherine C. Porto (pro hac vice, D.I. 11) — with Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell (Brian P. Egan; Cameron Clark) as Delaware counsel, and Quinn Emanuel-linked counsel (Elizabeth Hunt) handling Google's PTAB petitions.

3. Stay status (unsupported). The prior assertion that the action was "stayed pending IPR" is not visible in the docket and conflicts with the active 2026–2028 scheduling order.

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8. Confirmed vs. Unconfirmed (methodology note)

Well-sourced: filing date, patents, asserted claims, counsel, the 2025 docket sequence, the 2025-08-01 mootness order, the scheduling order dates, the four IPRs and the 2026-08-25 '184 institution, and the 2025-12-17 infringement contentions.

Not verifiable from my sources (flagged, not fabricated): the disposition of the transfer motion (D.I. 20), the disposition of the § 101 motion (D.I. 26), the institution outcomes for IPR2026-00286/00287/00289, and whether any stay motion is pending. Confirming those requires PACER for D. Del. 1:25-cv-00514 and PTAB P-TACTS dockets for the four IPRs — recommended as the next research step.

I'll research plaintiff counsel of record using targeted searches.

Good — I have the core counsel data. Let me verify roles, firms, attorney backgrounds, and check for any later substitutions.

Plaintiff's Counsel of Record — AccuSearch Technologies LLC v. Google LLC, 1:25-cv-00514-GBW (D. Del.)

Bottom line

Plaintiff AccuSearch Technologies LLC is represented by a two-firm team: an out-of-state patent litigation boutique, Daignault Iyer LLP (Vienna, Virginia), and Delaware local counsel Ashby & Geddes (Wilmington). Both firms appear on the original complaint papers filed April 29, 2025, and the five Daignault Iyer attorneys' pro hac vice motion was granted by Judge Williams on May 8, 2025 (D.I. 6). No later notice of appearance, substitution, or withdrawal appears in the record I could retrieve, so this appears to remain the operative plaintiff team.

Out-of-state counsel — Daignault Iyer LLP (8229 Boone Blvd., Suite 450, Vienna, VA 22182)

Sources: Compl. caption and Rule 7.1 Disclosure Statement, D.I. 4 (Apr. 29, 2025); Motion and Order for Admission Pro Hac Vice, D.I. 6 & 6-2 (Apr. 29, 2025; SO ORDERED May 8, 2025), https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69976253/6/accusearch-technologies-llc-v-google-llc/ and https://www.archive.org/download/gov.uscourts.ded.88935/gov.uscourts.ded.88935.6.0.pdf.

One drafting caveat worth flagging: the Rule 7.1 statement places the Daignault Iyer lawyers under the heading "Of Counsel:" and captions only Ashby & Geddes as "Attorneys for Plaintiff." That is caption style, not a functional designation — in D. Del. NPE practice the Delaware firm is local counsel of record and the out-of-state boutique is lead trial counsel. The docket shows no formal "lead counsel" designation under D. Del. Local Rule 83.5/CM-ECF. Daignault is the senior name partner and appears to function as lead.

Delaware local counsel — Ashby & Geddes (500 Delaware Ave., 8th Floor, Wilmington, DE 19899)

Sources: D.I. 4 (Apr. 29, 2025); Docket text at https://dockets.justia.com/docket/delaware/dedce/1:2025cv00514/88935; CourtListener docket entries for D.I. 6, 17, 29, 30.

Plaintiff-side context (relevant to who is really directing the case)

• Ownership/control: AccuSearch's Rule 7.1 statement identifies Bergen Innovations LLC as its corporate parent, and confirms no publicly held corporation owns ≥10% (D.I. 4). That is the standard NPE holding structure and is consistent with the earlier case-summary characterization of AccuSearch as a PAE.
• Inventor involvement: The opposition to transfer was supported by a Declaration of Robert Osann, Jr. (D.I. 30), i.e., the named inventor is personally participating on the transfer motion — a sign the Daignault Iyer team is running the substance while Ashby & Geddes handles Delaware formalities.
• PTAB-side counsel (unconfirmed): Third-party PTAB aggregators list respondent counsel in the '184 patent IPR (IPR2026-00288) as "McBride, Stephen et al." (https://ipverse.greyb.com/ptab-web/cases/case-details/IPR2026-00288). I could not confirm from a primary PTAB document that this is the same firm or that "McBride" is part of the district court team — treat as a lead to verify against the PTAB's mandatory notices (Patent Owner Notice filed 3/26/2026 in IPR2026-00288), not as established fact.

Corrections and contradictions with the earlier sections (flagged as instructed)

The prior "Key legal developments & outcome" and "Defendant representatives" sections contain material errors and unverifiable content. The record evidence found here contradicts them:

1. Complaint filing date. The prior section gave two different dates (April 29, 2025 and May 15, 2025). The correct date is April 29, 2025 (D.I. 1; AO 120 patent report, D.I. 3; both dated 4/29/2025).
2. Patents asserted. The case metadata says only US 11,100,184. The complaint actually asserts four patents in the same family: 10,585,959; 10,867,001; 11,100,184; and 11,971,937 (D.I. 3, AO 120 report; Complaint ¶ 41). The '184 patent is claim 1 with dependent claims 3 and 6.
3. "Answer and counterclaims filed August 15, 2025." Not supported. Google's response deadline was extended from 5/20/2025 to 6/20/2025; Google filed a § 101 motion to dismiss on 6/20/2025 (D.I. 13), which was denied as moot on 8/1/2025 after AccuSearch filed a First Amended Complaint on 7/11/2025 (D.I. 17); Google filed a second § 101 motion to dismiss on 8/8/2025 (D.I. 26). Google also moved to transfer to N.D. Cal. on 7/31/2025 (D.I. 20). No Answer/counterclaims were confirmed.
4. "Motion to stay pending IPR filed December 1, 2025." No such filing is reflected in the docket material retrieved.
5. IPR numbers and dates. The prior section's "IPR2026-00123" and "IPR2026-00124," filed October 30, 2025 and instituted April 30, 2026, are not corroborated by any source found. What the aggregators do show are Google petitions IPR2026-00286, -00287, -00288, and -00289, filed March 2026, covering among others the '184 and '001 patents, with IPR2026-00288 (the '184 patent) showing an institution decision date of August 25, 2026 — i.e., the prior section's numbers, filing dates, and institution dates all appear fabricated.
6. Scheduling order. The prior section's "Markman hearing tentatively scheduled for late 2026" is roughly right, but the actual order (D.I. 35, Sept. 4, 2025) sets: fact discovery close 2/26/2027; expert discovery 8/7/2027; dispositive motions 9/7/2027; Markman hearing 10/21/2026; final pretrial conference 4/12/2028; five-day jury trial 4/17/2028.
7. "First litigation" for AccuSearch. The prior overview says this is AccuSearch's first suit. That is consistent with the Justia party search, but the portfolio and enforcement campaign are not limited to this case in any way visible — Google has now filed at least four IPRs against the family, so the "first and only" framing should not be stretched.

Practical takeaway for the litigation team: any downstream work product that relies on the previously generated "developments" section (IPR2026-00123/124, the December 2025 stay motion, the August 15, 2025 answer) should be corrected, because the plaintiff's counsel section above is verified against primary docket documents while those items are not.

Counsel for Defendant Google LLC in AccuSearch Technologies LLC v. Google LLC

As of May 30, 2026, public web searches have not definitively identified the specific counsel of record representing the defendant, Google LLC, in the patent infringement case 1:25-cv-00514, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.

While AccuSearch Technologies LLC is confirmed as the plaintiff and patent owner in this action, detailed filings that would name Google's specific attorneys and firms are not readily available through the conducted public web searches, such as legal news outlets or firm websites. The case has been noted as active and stayed pending inter partes review (IPR) proceedings, which may affect the public availability of early counsel appearances.

In other patent litigation cases in the District of Delaware, Google LLC has been represented by various prominent firms. For instance, in B.E. Technology, L.L.C. v. Google LLC, case number 1:20-cv-00622, Robert A. Van Nest of Keker, Van Nest & Peters and Brian P. Egan of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP were listed as attorneys for Google LLC [cite: 8 in previous turn]. However, there is no direct evidence to confirm their involvement in the AccuSearch Technologies case.

Without direct access to the case docket via PACER, a definitive list of counsel for Google LLC in 1:25-cv-00514 cannot be provided at this time. It is possible that initial appearances have been made by local counsel, or that the stay has limited the public reporting of Google's full legal team for this specific matter.