Apple Inc.

Reported action by trinamiX GmbH against Apple Inc. in the Western District of Texas, Midland Division, alleging infringement of seven face-authentication patents related to Apple Face ID/liveness detection. The narrative does not identify the specific asserted patent numbers, so it is unconfirmed whether patent 12288421 is among them.

Patent infringement suit filed by Cedarwood Ventures, Inc. against Apple Inc. in W.D. Texas. The narrative reports it as open/pending and notes that Cedarwood is the current recorded assignee of US 9,432,499, but that assertion of the '499 patent was not confirmed from retrieved sources.

Mobility IP Holdings, Inc. sued Apple Inc. in the Western District of Texas, Midland Division, asserting US 8,151,345 and US 8,548,924. The accused products include Apple iPhone XR onward, Apple Watch Series 5+, and various iPads running Apple Pay and related secure element/NFC cryptogram functionality. No judgment, settlement, or dismissal has been reported.

This is an active litigation case filed against Apple Inc.

Piney Woods Mobility LLC filed a patent infringement case against Apple Inc.

Magnova LLC filed a patent infringement suit against Apple Inc. in the Western District of Texas, asserting US 11,863,223 and US 10,469,119. The case is pending; Apple filed an answer with jury demand and a counterclaim against Magnova. The accused products include certain MagSafe-compatible iPhone cases.

Peer Global Inc. filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple Inc. in the Western District of Texas. The case, which involves US Patent 11966559, US Patent 11137878, and US Patent 11650712, is currently active.

A patent infringement lawsuit filed by Myw Semitech LLC against Apple Inc. in the Delaware District Court, asserting US patent 11894306. The case is currently active and ongoing.

This patent infringement suit was filed in the Western District of Texas and is currently ongoing, with a complaint for patent infringement having been filed.

This case was re-filed in the Western District of Texas by Avant Location Technologies LLC against Apple Inc. Apple Inc. has filed a motion to stay the case pending resolution of its related IPR petitions concerning the asserted patents.

Secure Communication Technologies, LLC filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple Inc. concerning US patent 11334918 in the Eastern District of Texas.

The case is active with a trial date set for April 26, 2027. The parties are engaged in pretrial proceedings, including claim construction. This is part of a broader litigation campaign by Ingeniospec against technology companies.

MYW Semitech, LLC filed a patent infringement complaint against Apple Inc. in the Delaware District Court, asserting patent 11107768.

Wapp sued Apple, Capital One entities, and Frost entities; claim construction proceedings occurred in 2026, mediation was suspended, and on July 23, 2026 the court granted Apple's renewed motion to dismiss for improper venue and transferred the case to S.D. Cal. A motion to reconsider was filed August 6, 2026.

Longitude Licensing Limited and Marlin Semiconductor Limited filed an ITC investigation against multiple defendants, including Apple and TSMC, alleging infringement of a portfolio of semiconductor patents, including 8076194. The investigation is ongoing, with an evidentiary hearing scheduled.

LS Cable & System Ltd. alleges that Apple Inc. infringed on its patent related to wireless charging technology with products including iPhones, Apple Watches, and AirPods. LS Cable & System claims to have sent warnings to Apple since 2019 regarding the alleged infringement.

A district court case filed by Vampire Labs LLC against Apple Inc. in the Western District of Texas, asserting patent 8358103. The case was dismissed with prejudice due to a joint stipulation of dismissal, likely stemming from a confidential settlement.

CardWare Inc. asserted US patent 11176538, among other patents, covering NFC payment technology against Apple's products and platforms. The case closed due to a joint stipulation to transfer venue on March 25, 2025.

The complaint asserts six patents related to natural language processing against devices supporting the Siri virtual assistant. The case is currently active.

This case is in the early stages of litigation, with initial pleadings and discovery likely underway.

The complaint alleges that Apple's messaging services and devices, and Green Dot's technology, infringe upon seven patents, including U.S. Patent No. 11,653,183. The patents relate to a messaging system that can use either SMS or a packet switched message service. The plaintiff acquired the patents from Rembrandt IP Management, LLC.

Telcom Ventures LLC sued Apple Inc. alleging infringement of eight patents, including US12028793, through Apple Pay's mobile payments via biometric authentication and NFC. The case was initially filed in Florida and later transferred to California Northern District Court, resulting in its termination in this jurisdiction.

Appeal by Zentian Ltd. from PTAB IPR2023-00034 and IPR2023-01193, both concerning U.S. Patent No. 7,979,277. The Federal Circuit dismissed the appeal on February 14, 2025, under Fed. R. App. P. 42(b), by agreement of the parties.

Ferid Allani sued Apple Inc. in the Western District of Texas alleging infringement of the '058 patent. The case had progressed through service, discovery, a scheduling order, and claim-construction briefing, with no final judgment, settlement, or dismissal visible as of mid-2025.

RFCyber Corp. appealed a decision regarding US patent 10600046 to the Federal Circuit, which affirmed the lower tribunal's unpatentability finding.

The lawsuit alleges that Apple's "Apple Pay" feature infringes on the patent's claims related to wireless data transmission for purchases.

Smart Mobile Technologies LLC sued Apple Inc. in the Northern District of California, with the complaint listing the '739 patent among the asserted patents. The case was stayed pending inter partes review on September 19, 2023.

VideoLabs and VL Collective IP LLC sued Apple asserting US 7,525,553 and US 8,605,794. The case was dismissed with prejudice pursuant to a stipulated agreement approximately 199 days after filing, with each party bearing its own fees and costs. No liability finding, claim construction, or validity determination was made.

SpaceTime3D sued Apple in the Western District of Texas alleging infringement of four patents. After about 462 days, the Waco case was transferred to the Austin Division and reopened as Case No. 1:23-cv-00553-ADA-DH; it was not decided on the merits.

Patent infringement suit asserting the '319 patent and companion patents against Apple. The case was transferred from W.D. Tex. to N.D. Cal. and stayed pending Apple's IPRs and settlement discussions.

Parus accused Apple's Siri-enabled devices and Applebot of infringing the '705 and '402 patents. The case was transferred to the Northern District of California as No. 3:22-cv-07514 and later dismissed with prejudice, with no invalidity finding entered against the '705 patent.

The case is ongoing as of August 28, 2023, with a motion to transfer to the Northern District of California being considered.

Smart Mobile Technologies LLC sued Apple Inc. for patent infringement. The court granted Apple's motion to transfer venue, and the case was subsequently transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Smart Mobile Technologies LLC asserted U.S. Patent 9,614,943 against Apple Inc. in W.D. Tex.; the '943 patent was identified as Exhibit K in Smart Mobile's preliminary infringement contentions. The action was ultimately transferred to the Northern District of California, and the W.D. Tex. docket is reported as closed.

Smart Mobile asserted the '075 patent as one of 13 patents in its complaint (Exhibit K) against Apple. The case was transferred from the Western District of Texas to the Northern District of California and stayed on September 19, 2023 pending the instituted IPRs.

Smart Mobile Technologies LLC sued Apple Inc. for patent infringement, asserting 13 patents including US 9,049,119. The WDTX granted Apple's motion to transfer to N.D. Cal. on Aug. 28, 2023, and the case is stayed pending the IPRs.

Patent infringement suit asserting the '946 patent as part of a larger portfolio against Apple. Filed in W.D. Tex., Waco Division, and later transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, where it was assigned case no. 4:23-cv-04168 (also cited as 3:23-cv-04168).

Smart Mobile Technologies LLC sued Apple Inc. in W.D. Tex., asserting the '653 patent as one of 13 patents-in-suit against iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. The case was transferred to N.D. Cal. and remains pending resolution of IPRs.

Smart Mobile Technologies sued Apple in W.D. Tex. asserting the '434 patent as one of 13 asserted patents (Complaint Exhibit E). The case was transferred to N.D. Cal. and stayed pending IPR, then the stay was lifted on Aug. 30, 2024; the case remained open as of the most recent Sept. 2024 docket entries.

Smart Mobile sued Apple in W.D. Tex., Waco Division, asserting 14 patents including U.S. 8,472,937. The court denied a stay pending IPR and denied transfer as to the Rao-inventor convenience factor; the docket later appears under N.D. Cal. case No. 3:23-cv-04168.

Patent infringement suit asserting U.S. Patent No. 8,442,501, one of 13 patents asserted. Apple moved to transfer venue; the W.D. Tex. court granted transfer to California, and the action is described as stayed pending the inter partes reviews. Reported transferee dockets include 3:23-cv-04168 and 4:23-cv-04168 in N.D. Cal., with a secondary source describing C.D. Cal.

Maxell sued Apple Inc.; Google Patents/Unified Patents litigation data associates this case with U.S. 7,072,673, though the narrative could not independently confirm the '673 patent from the retrieved complaint text. The case was dismissed with prejudice on April 1, 2021.

Maxell asserted twelve patents, including U.S. 8,736,729 as Exhibit 3. The case was dismissed with prejudice on April 1, 2021, on the parties' joint motion, with each side bearing its own fees and costs.

Maxell, Ltd. sued Apple Inc. for patent infringement in the Western District of Texas, Waco Division. The case is closed.

A summary judgment of non-infringement was granted in favor of Apple. This decision was affirmed by the Federal Circuit in August 2023. While the '627 patent was asserted, the ruling was based on the construction of a claim term in other patents from the same family.

The district court granted summary judgment of non-infringement in favor of Apple, a decision that was subsequently affirmed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

The district court granted summary judgment of non-infringement to Apple, a decision that was appealed by One-E-Way. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court's ruling on August 14, 2023, solidifying Apple's victory.

Maxell asserted multiple patents, including U.S. 10,176,848, against Apple. The action was stayed pending the parallel ITC action and later dismissed with prejudice on joint motion.

Omni MedSci sued Apple in N.D. Cal. involving US 10,517,484. No final district-court judgment on the '484 patent was verified; validity was resolved through PTAB IPR2021-00453.

This is an active infringement lawsuit with a long history, including appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The litigation is ongoing at the district court level following decisions from the appellate court.

Parus filed an infringement action asserting U.S. Patent 7,076,431 and U.S. Patent 9,451,084. The case was designated the lead case when five W.D. Tex. actions were consolidated on Dec. 20, 2019. The '431 claims were later held unpatentable in IPR2020-00846, affirmed on appeal.

Maxell asserted ten patents, including the '794 patent, against Apple over its Low Power Mode. The '794 claims were dismissed without prejudice on March 22, 2021, and the overall case settled in March 2021.

FISI filed a related campaign case against Apple in E.D. Tex. Narrative notes '319 was not independently confirmed as pleaded.

Rembrandt asserted U.S. 8,457,228 and U.S. 8,023,580 against Apple, accusing products implementing Bluetooth Enhanced Data Rate. Apple's transfer and stay motions were denied, and after its mandamus petition the parties settled and the action was dismissed with prejudice on March 26, 2020.

Optis sued Apple for infringement, leading to multiple trials and appeals. Initially, Optis won two jury verdicts for damages, but the Federal Circuit vacated both the infringement and damages judgments, remanding the case for a new trial.

Express Mobile, Inc. filed a patent infringement suit against Apple Inc. in the California Northern District Court. The case was ultimately dismissed.

Qualcomm sued Apple in the Southern District of California asserting the '674 patent and several other patents. The case was part of the global Qualcomm-Apple dispute and was resolved by the April 16, 2019 settlement and dismissal.

Gigex, Inc. alleged that Apple's services for delivering online content and software updates infringed upon the methods described in US Patent 5,768,528. A joint stipulation of dismissal was filed, leading to the closure of the case, likely due to a settlement.

Petitioner Intellectual Integrity, LLC filed IPR against Apple's '163 patent, challenging claims 2, 50, and 52. The Board denied institution on July 26, 2016, finding no reasonable likelihood of prevailing.

A jury awarded PMC over $308 million for Apple's infringement of the '091 patent. However, the district court judge overturned the verdict, finding the patent unenforceable due to prosecution laches, a decision later affirmed by the Federal Circuit.

Innovative Display Technologies LLC et al. sued Apple Inc. in E.D. Tex. on 2014-04-08. The case is identified in IPR mandatory notices as involving US 7,914,196.

IDT action against Apple Inc. listed in the '547 patent's litigation feed; filed 2014-01-17. Outcome not verified.

VirnetX's district court action against Apple in E.D. Tex. The '697 patent was added by amended complaint on 2013-08-27 alleging willful infringement and seeking damages and injunctive relief. The action closed on 2013-08-29 and was swept into or consolidated with the Apple II case, 6:12-cv-00855; no verdict was reached on the '697 patent.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Dynamic Advances accused Apple's Siri of infringing U.S. Patent 7,177,798. The parties settled in April 2016, with Apple paying $24.9 million and receiving a license and a three-year covenant not to sue.

Mirror Worlds Technologies sued Apple and other defendants; after severance, Apple settled by paying $25 million for a fully paid-up, non-exclusive license to the '227 patent, announced July 8, 2016.

VirnetX and SAIC asserted patents against Apple over iPhone 5, iPod touch 5th gen., iPad 4th gen., iPad mini, and then-current Macs. The case was consolidated with 6:11-cv-00563 and later amended to add 8,051,181 and 8,504,697. It produced the 2016 retrial on the '504/'211 patents and the April 2018 trial on the '135/'759/'180/'151 patents; further post-trial/appellate proceedings continued into the 2020s.

VirnetX Inc. sued Apple Inc. in E.D. Tex. asserting US 8,051,181. On July 1, 2013 the case was consolidated into 6:12-cv-00855 and treated as lead case under that docket.

HTC Corporation asserted sibling patents from the ADC Telecommunications wireless OFDM/multipoint-to-point patent family against Apple Inc. in the District of Delaware; the asserted patents were US 7,672,219, US 7,417,944, and US 7,765,414. The suit settled in November 2012.

HTC Corp. sued Apple Inc. in the District of Delaware asserting U.S. patents 7,765,414, 7,672,219, and 7,417,944 against Apple products including iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac computers, Apple TV, AirPort, and Time Capsule. The case was resolved as part of the global HTC-Apple settlement announced November 11, 2012 and was closed/dismissed.

ITC investigation initiated by HTC against Apple, amended in September 2011 to add five Google-sourced patents including U.S. 7,020,849. On 2012-05-15, ALJ Thomas B. Pender terminated the investigation as to the '849 patent and four others for lack of standing; the overall investigation ended by the November 2012 HTC–Apple global settlement and was formally terminated in early 2013.

HTC Corporation sued Apple Inc. in the District of Delaware; the amended complaint added U.S. Patent 7,289,772 among Google-transferred patents. The case was resolved by the Apple-HTC global settlement announced on November 10, 2012.

Robocast sued Apple in D. Del. for infringement of the '451 patent, targeting iTunes, Apple TV, and Safari features. The court issued claim construction and a 2014 summary-judgment opinion denying several non-infringement, invalidity, and inequitable-conduct issues; the case concluded, but the precise final disposition is not stated.

Litigation initiated by Walker Digital, LLC, a patent assertion entity, against numerous major software companies. The case was resolved via dismissals with prejudice for various defendants throughout 2011 and 2012, suggesting settlements were reached.

A jury found Apple's iPod products infringed on two patents, including 6,199,076, and awarded Personal Audio $8 million in damages. The court subsequently ruled that this lump-sum award constituted a fully paid-up license for both past and future uses.

A jury found the patents-in-suit (which included US8112504) to be valid and infringed, awarding Personal Audio LLC $8 million in damages on July 8, 2011. The court also awarded prejudgment interest, totaling $12,182,331.

Mirror Worlds, LLC sued Apple Inc. in the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division, asserting U.S. Patents 6,006,227, 6,638,313, 6,725,427, and 6,768,999 against Mac OS X and iOS features including Spotlight, Cover Flow, and Time Machine. A 2010 jury verdict for Mirror Worlds was vacated by JMOL in 2011; the Federal Circuit affirmed and the Supreme Court denied certiorari in 2013.

This case followed the pattern of the others initiated by the Marshall entities, alleging infringement of patent 6,164,534. It was concluded and dismissed, presumably after a settlement agreement was reached.

The complaint alleges that devices supporting the Siri virtual assistant infringe on six patents, including the '536 patent.

A long-running consolidated dispute that resulted in a $502.8 million judgment against Apple. However, following a PTAB decision invalidating the asserted patent claims, the Federal Circuit vacated the judgment and remanded the case with instructions for dismissal in March 2023.

This lawsuit alleged that Apple's products using the Apple Push Notification service infringed on Headwater's patents, including U.S. Patent No. 8,667,571. The case was settled and dismissed with prejudice 68 days after it was filed.

This is an active patent infringement lawsuit where the plaintiff alleges that the defendant's products or services, likely related to messaging applications, infringe on the claims of the '600 patent. The case is in its early stages.

The case has a scheduling order in place with various deadlines in late 2025 and 2026 for discovery and claim construction. Unified Patents data specifically links this case number in the Eastern District of Texas to litigation involving US8924192B1.

Telcom Ventures LLC filed a patent infringement suit against Apple Inc., originally in the Southern District of Florida (1:24-cv-23837) in 2024, which was later transferred to the Northern District of California (5:25-cv-05041) on June 13, 2025, where it remains active.

Cobblestone Wireless LLC sued Apple Inc. in the Western District of Texas for infringement of US Patent 7924802.

The Federal Circuit partially vacated and remanded the PTAB's decision, upholding 37 C.F.R. § 42.73(d)(3)(i) for new/amended claims but ruling it does not apply to previously issued claims, affirming for amended claims and vacating for previously issued claims.

This is an active patent infringement case filed by Monticello Enterprises LLC against Apple Inc. in the Texas Western District Court, concerning US Patent 10,643,266.

In this CAFC appeal, US Patent 6832194 (Mozer) was cited as prior art by Apple Inc. against claims of Zentian Ltd.'s US Patent 10839789. The CAFC vacated and remanded a PTAB decision that had favored Zentian, citing legal errors in claim construction and failing to address whether Mozer's disclosed memory could hold an abbreviated digits recognizer model.

Mozido appealed the PTAB's final written decision invalidating challenged claims of the '785 patent. The Federal Circuit heard oral argument on February 6, 2026, and affirmed per curiam under Fed. Cir. R. 36 on February 11, 2026, upholding the PTAB's invalidity determination.

Part of the 2014 E.D. Tex. wave by Innovative Display Technologies LLC involving U.S. 7,404,660.

District court action in the Omni MedSci v. Apple litigation; claim construction order issued June 24, 2019. Narrative does not identify asserted patents and states US 9,995,722 was not confirmed as asserted.

Patent infringement suit filed in 2018 by Omni MedSci against Apple; the '040 patent was among the asserted patents. The case was transferred to the N.D. Cal. on October 2, 2019.

Related Federal Circuit appeal noted in the Google Patents record and decided February 9, 2021, in which the court affirmed per curiam; the narrative could not independently verify that No. 20-1560 is the appeal specifically from IPR2018-01249.

Realtime Adaptive Streaming LLC sued Apple Inc. in the District of Colorado. An amended complaint dated Mar. 26, 2018 expressly listed U.S. Patent 8,929,442 among six patents-in-suit.

Apple complaint expressly pleaded infringement of the '046 patent. Dismissed by order of Judge R. Brooke Jackson on 2018-10-12.

Realtime Adaptive Streaming LLC asserted U.S. Patent 9,769,477 against Apple Inc. in the District of Colorado.

Realtime asserted the '462 patent against Apple. The case is listed on Google Patents litigation record for the '462 and was resolved.

Omni MedSci infringement action against Apple Inc. The narrative states it asserted the '533, '040, '286, and '698 patents and proceeded through Omni MedSci, Inc. v. Apple Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2021) on standing/assignment before concluding; the '311 patent is not confirmed as asserted.

Federal Circuit appeal captioned Zentian Ltd. v. Apple Inc. A Rule 36 judgment was entered June 8, 2026 (nonprecedential affirmance). The narrative flags that the appeal-to-IPR mapping is not fully verified.

Headwater Research LLC sued Apple Inc. in the Western District of Texas regarding device provisioning, service policy, and billing patents. U.S. 8,745,191 was not listed among the asserted patents.

Samsung's appeal from the district court's partial final judgment of about $548 million, of which about $149 million related to three utility patents including the '915 patent. The Federal Circuit summarily denied the appeal; rehearing en banc was denied Nov. 19, 2015. Samsung paid the '915 damages in December 2015.

Supreme Court review of design-patent damages (article of manufacture / § 289 total profit) arising from the Apple v. Samsung litigation that included '915 damages. Decided Dec. 6, 2016; judgment vacated in part and remanded as to design-patent damages only. Samsung did not petition for certiorari on any '915 issue, so the '915 liability/damages findings were unaffected.

Initial Dynamic Advances complaint against Apple over U.S. Patent 7,177,798 and Apple's Siri. It is treated as a related filing in the same dispute as 1:13-cv-00633, which proceeded to settlement.

Appeal of the Sept. 2017 $439.7M judgment involving the '504 and '211 patents. Narrative says affirmed per VirnetX disclosures and designated a companion with 17-1368/17-1591.

Parallel district court action filed by HTC against Apple in Delaware in 2011, part of the HTC-Apple global patent dispute involving US 6,473,006. It was resolved as part of the November 2012 global settlement.