Piney Woods Mobility LLC v. AT&T Inc. et al.
Active litigation- Docket:
- 2:26-cv-00121
- Filed:
- 2026-02-13
The lawsuit alleges infringement related to location-sharing programs and services such as AT&T Secure Family.
Defendant
7 cases as defendant.
AT&T Services, Inc. is a subsidiary of AT&T Inc., a publicly traded multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The modern AT&T was formed in 1983 as Southwestern Bell Corporation, which later acquired its former parent company, AT&T Corp., in 2005 and adopted its name. Trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker T, parent company AT&T Inc. reported revenues of $125.6 billion for the last fiscal year and has approximately 150,000 employees.
AT&T is a major provider of telecommunications and technology services. Its primary offerings include wireless voice and data services for consumers and businesses, broadband and fiber internet access, and legacy fixed-line telephone services. The company's business solutions division provides services such as VoIP, managed networking, IoT connectivity, and cybersecurity. AT&T is one of the largest wireless carriers and the largest provider of fiber internet in the United States.
As a major operating company, AT&T is frequently a defendant in patent litigation. The provided data shows AT&T Services, Inc. as a defendant in one case and as a plaintiff in none, a posture typical of a large technology company defending against patent assertions from non-practicing entities (NPEs). The single tracked case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, a common venue for patent disputes.
The tracked case is Novacloud Licensing LLC v. AT&T Inc. et al., filed in June 2024. The plaintiff, Novacloud Licensing LLC, is a patent assertion entity formed in 2024 to license a portfolio of patents related to cloud computing, networking, and content delivery acquired from telecommunications company Ericsson. According to a press release, the portfolio includes 152 worldwide patents covering technologies such as network traffic management, load balancing, virtualization, and video streaming.
The lawsuit alleges infringement related to location-sharing programs and services such as AT&T Secure Family.
Piney Woods Mobility LLC sued AT&T Inc. and AT&T Services, Inc. for alleged infringement by AT&T's location-sharing services, such as AT&T Secure Family.
Headwater Research LLC filed a patent infringement suit against AT&T Services, Inc., AT&T Enterprises, LLC, and AT&T Mobility LLC in the Eastern District of Texas on July 11, 2025. The case status implies it was recently filed.
Headwater sued multiple wireless carriers asserting a five-patent set including the '464 patent; the case was dismissed without prejudice by joint stipulation under Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii), each party bearing its own costs.
This is an ongoing case filed by Novacloud Licensing LLC against multiple AT&T entities. Recent docket activity includes a scheduling order setting deadlines for discovery and motions.
ASSIA filed a patent infringement action against multiple AT&T entities in the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, asserting nine patents including US 7,593,458. The case settled before trial and was dismissed on April 14, 2025.
Headwater's February 2025 suit against AT&T entities asserted the same five-patent set including the '464 patent; it was dismissed without prejudice by joint stipulation under Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii).