Litigation involving US Patent 7266682

7266682

Cases

Active

3 closed

Filed

2022–2025

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PTAB

1 case

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Cases asserting US Patent 7266682 filed per year.

Meta Platforms, Inc. et al. v. VL Collective IP LLC

final written decision

Docket:: IPR2023-00923
Court:: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Filed:: 2023-05-24
Terminated:: 2024-12-05

Patents:7266682

π Meta Platforms, Inc.π Instagram, Inc.π WhatsApp LLC π Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC π Giphy, Inc.Δ VL Collective IP LLC

Inter partes review of U.S. Patent No. 7,266,682. The Board granted institution and issued a final written decision holding all challenged claims unpatentable; an IPR certificate issued August 18, 2025.

VL Collective IP, LLC v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

dismissed

Docket:: 25-1414
Court:: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Filed:: 2025-02-03
Terminated:: 2025-08-07

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π VL Collective IP, LLC Δ Meta Platforms, Inc.

Appeal from IPR2023-00923 concerning U.S. Patent No. 7,266,682. The Federal Circuit dismissed the appeal by order dated August 7, 2025.

VideoLabs, Inc. et al. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. et al.

settled

Docket:: 1:22-cv-00680-JHS
Court:: U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Filed:: 2022-05-24

Patents:7436980 7769238 8139878 7970059 7266682

π VideoLabs, Inc.π VL Collective IP LLC Δ Meta Platforms, Inc.Δ Instagram, Inc.Δ WhatsApp LLC Δ Facebook Technologies, LLC Δ Giphy, Inc.

VideoLabs and VL Collective IP asserted five patents, including U.S. 7,436,980, against Meta entities. The court denied Meta's § 101 motion as to the '980 patent on April 22, 2024, and granted it as to U.S. 7,266,682. The Delaware dispute was resolved/settled in October 2025.