Defendant
14 cases as defendant.
Dell Inc. is a global technology company founded by Michael Dell in 1984. Headquartered in Round Rock, Texas, it is a subsidiary of the publicly traded parent company, Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL). Originally known for pioneering a direct-to-consumer PC sales model, the company has since grown into one of the world's largest technology corporations. For its 2024 fiscal year, Dell reported revenue of $88.4 billion and has approximately 120,000 employees.
Dell is a major operating company that develops, sells, repairs, and supports a wide array of technology products and services. The company's offerings are structured into two main divisions: the Client Solutions Group and the Infrastructure Solutions Group. The Client Solutions Group produces hardware such as desktop PCs, notebooks (including the Inspiron and XPS lines), workstations, and peripherals like monitors and printers. The Infrastructure Solutions Group provides enterprise-level products, including servers, data storage devices, and networking equipment. Dell also offers a range of IT services, including cloud solutions and support.
Based on the provided data, Dell Inc. is an operating company that defends against patent lawsuits. The company has no tracked cases as a plaintiff and is listed as a defendant in two suits. This posture is typical for a large technology manufacturer. Both tracked cases were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, a popular venue for patent litigation.
The two tracked cases against Dell were initiated by non-practicing entities (NPEs). The 2023 case was filed by Gaea LLC, which has been identified as an NPE asserting patents related to data storage and content retrieval. The 2022 case was brought by Greenthread, LLC, another NPE that has asserted patents related to semiconductor device architecture against numerous technology companies. These cases reflect a common pattern of patent assertion entities targeting major technology firms like Dell.
This case is part of a broader litigation campaign by One-E-Way, asserting a portfolio of patents, including US Patent 10,129,627, against Dell's products with wireless audio capabilities.
This is the lead case for consolidated pretrial proceedings that also involve Anker Innovations.
Cloud Byte LLC filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Dell Inc. and Dell Technologies Inc. in the Eastern District of Texas, asserting US patent 9651320 among others. The case is ongoing, with a motion to dismiss defendants' counterclaims having been granted as of January 29, 2026.
Cloud Byte LLC initiated this active patent infringement lawsuit against Dell Inc. and Dell Technologies Inc. in the Texas Eastern District Court.
This case is currently active.
Atlas Global Technologies, LLC sued Dell Technologies, Inc. and Dell Inc. alleging infringement of US patent 9628310. The case was dismissed with prejudice following a negotiated settlement between the parties.
A suit filed against multiple technology companies that was dismissed on August 4, 2023.
Corrigent sued Dell Technologies Inc. and Dell Inc. in D. Del. alleging infringement of the '369 patent and related Corrigent patents. The court dismissed a single claim on March 3, 2023, and issued claim construction on May 29, 2024; the case was ongoing at last report.
An active infringement suit where various motions and claim construction proceedings have taken place.
Greenthread sued Intel, Dell Inc., and Dell Technologies Inc. in W.D. Tex., asserting the '502 patent as part of its six-patent family. The court severed the Intel claims and transferred them to Oregon; claims against Dell as Intel customer were addressed under the customer-suit/sever-and-transfer analysis.
Severed from the earlier Mirror Worlds action, this case asserted the '227 patent against Dell, HP, Lenovo, Samsung, Microsoft, and Best Buy. It was dismissed on November 9, 2015, with Microsoft reportedly settling for $4.65 million.
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.
Reported multi-defendant IDT suit naming the '816 patent and seven patents total. No docket number or disposition is provided.
One of eight severed Delaware actions from SoftView's lead case; the Notice of Related Matters identifies it as involving US 7,831,926, and the Second Amended Complaint asserted the '353 and '926 patents. Terminated by global settlement in October 2015.