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18 cases as defendant.
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.
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.
Velocity Communication Technologies, LLC filed a patent infringement lawsuit against HP Inc. in the Eastern District of Texas on July 9, 2025.
Wilus Institute of Standards and Technology Inc. filed this patent infringement suit against HP Inc. asserting US patent 11716171. This case serves as the lead for consolidated litigation, including 2:25-cv-00070, and is set for trial on August 17, 2026.
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.
A patent infringement case filed by Wilus Institute of Standards and Technology Inc. against HP Inc.
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.
Patent infringement suit filed by Auriga Innovations, Inc. against Intel Corporation, HP Inc., and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company in W.D. Tex. The narrative identifies it as a candidate lead but could not confirm which patents were asserted or that US 8,659,093 was among them; the case was closed after a notice of voluntary dismissal around October 2020.
Intellectual Ventures I LLC asserted three patents against HP Inc. in the Western District of Texas, accusing HP OfficeJet Pro printers and the HP ScanJet Enterprise Flow 7500 of infringement. The case was closed on June 18, 2021, but the specific terminating event was not confirmed.
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 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.
Patent infringement action filed by Slingshot Printing LLC against HP Inc. in the Waco Division. The case was transferred to the Austin Division on February 19, 2020, and continued as No. 1:20-cv-00184-ADA.
Family-level litigation lead for US 7,819,498; the narrative could not independently confirm that the '498 patent itself was pleaded in this case. Docket activity includes service on HP, extensions of time to answer, pro hac vice admissions for Slingshot's counsel, and a stipulation to transfer venue to the Austin Division.
Slingshot Printing LLC sued HP Inc. in the Western District of Texas, Waco Division, asserting multiple Lexmark-origin inkjet patents, including US 7,311,385. HP moved to dismiss and stay, and the case was among Waco cases transferred to the Austin Division and renumbered in the 1:20-cv-0018x series; final disposition was not verified.
Family-level litigation link on US 6,773,088's Google Patents record points to this W.D. Tex. case. The narrative could not confirm that the '088 patent was actually pleaded or asserted in this case; the wider Slingshot v. HP campaign resolved by stipulated dismissal with prejudice under a settlement/license.
Slingshot Printing LLC filed a patent infringement action against HP Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Waco Division, asserting U.S. Patent No. 6,666,449. The case was resolved by joint stipulation and dismissed with prejudice on March 24, 2021, with the court retaining jurisdiction to enforce the parties' Settlement, Release and License Agreement.
Slingshot Printing LLC, assignee of US 6,137,502, sued HP Inc. in the Western District of Texas, Waco Division (later Austin Division), accusing HP inkjet printers and cartridges; the '502 patent was one of a portfolio, and claim 19 of the '502 patent was asserted in the 1:20-cv-00185-ADA action. The action was resolved by a Settlement, Release and License Agreement and dismissed, with a companion dismissal with prejudice entered on March 24, 2021, without a merits ruling on the '502 patent.
Flexiworld sued HP in the Southern District of Texas, with litigation continuing into 2025 through motion-to-dismiss, amended complaints, and claim construction. On May 27, 2025, the parties voluntarily dismissed all claims and counterclaims, reported as a settlement.
Slingshot Printing LLC sued HP Inc. in the Western District of Texas, Waco Division, over the Lexmark inkjet portfolio, including U.S. Patent 7,244,015; the case is listed on the '015 patent's litigation record and was the origin of the later Austin Division case wave. The dispute was resolved by confidential settlement in early 2021.