Defendant

HP Inc.

10 cases as defendant.

Cases
10
Active
3
7 closed
Filed
2019–2025
Top venue
W.D. Texas Waco
2 cases
Also appears as a plaintiff in 3 cases View as plaintiff

Company profile

HP Inc., commonly known as HP, is an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California. The company was officially formed in 2015 following the split of the original Hewlett-Packard Company, which was founded in 1939. HP Inc. is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol HPQ. As of fiscal year 2025, the company reported revenue of $55.3 billion and employed approximately 55,000 people globally. Its market capitalization is around $19 billion.

HP Inc. develops and provides personal computers, printers, and related supplies and services worldwide. Its major product lines span consumer and commercial desktops and notebooks, workstations, displays, peripherals, and 3D printing solutions. The company's operations are divided into three primary segments: Personal Systems, Printing, and Corporate Investments. HP also offers various printer categories, including black and white and color laser printers, inkjet all-in-one printers, and large format printers.

Based on available patent litigation data, HP Inc. primarily operates as an operating company that defends against patent infringement suits. The company has been named as a defendant in one tracked case and has no recorded plaintiff cases. The single tracked case is filed in the Eastern District of Texas, a venue frequently noted for patent litigation.

The sole tracked case involving HP Inc. is Wilus Institute of Standards and Technology Inc. v. HP Inc., filed on September 20, 2024, in the Texas Eastern District Court. Wilus Institute of Standards and Technology Inc. is a research firm and a licensor of WiFi 6 Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) through the Sisvel pool. Reports from February 2026 indicate that the lawsuit between Wilus and HP had settled due to a Sisvel deal.

Filing activity

2019: 3 cases'19'20'21'222023: 1 case'232024: 1 case'242025: 4 cases4'25
Cases filed per year naming HP Inc. as defendant.

Velocity Communication Technologies, LLC v. HP Inc.

active
Docket:
5:25-cv-00104-RWS
Filed:
2025-07-09
Patents:8644765

This case is a complaint for patent infringement filed on July 9, 2025. As of April 26, 2026, the outcome of the case is not yet published in the provided search results.

Wilus Institute of Standards and Technology Inc. v. HP Inc.

Open; consolidated
Docket:
2:25-cv-00069-JRG-RSP
Filed:
2025-01-23
Patents:11716171

Wilus Institute of Standards and Technology Inc. filed a patent infringement suit against HP Inc. in the Eastern District of Texas. This case is the lead case in a consolidated litigation, is open, and a jury trial has been demanded with selection scheduled for August 17, 2026.

VideoLabs, Inc. v. HP Inc.

closed/stayed
Docket:
6:23-cv-00641
Filed:
2023-08-31

VideoLabs accused HP of infringing U.S. Patent Nos. 7,435,608, 7,970,059, and 8,291,236. HP was also a counterclaim-plaintiff. Judge Derek T. Gilliland issued a claim construction order on Aug. 26, 2024 and granted a scheduling-order extension on Feb. 11, 2025; docket flags indicate the case is closed/stayed.

Slingshot Printing LLC v. HP Inc.

transferred
Docket:
6:19-cv-00549
Filed:
2019-09-20

Slingshot Printing LLC sued HP Inc. in the Western District of Texas, asserting the '341 patent along with nine other patents. The case was transferred from Waco to Austin. HP filed related IPR petitions that terminated after settlement, but the final district-court disposition was not confirmed.

Slingshot Printing LLC v. HP Inc.

closed (dismissed with prejudice; settlement)
Docket:
6:19-cv-00362-ADA; 1:20-cv-00184-ADA
Filed:
2019-06-11
Terminated:
2021-04-01

Slingshot Printing LLC sued HP Inc. in the Waco Division asserting multiple patents including the '523 patent. The action was continued in the Austin Division as 1:20-cv-00184-ADA; on April 1, 2021, the court dismissed the case with prejudice pursuant to a stipulated settlement and retained jurisdiction to enforce the settlement.