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24 cases as plaintiff.
Intellectual Ventures II LLC is an entity associated with Intellectual Ventures (IV), a privately held invention capital and intellectual property licensing company headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, United States. Founded in 2000 by former Microsoft executives Nathan Myhrvold and Edward Jung, alongside Peter Detkin and Gregory Gorder, the broader Intellectual Ventures organization describes itself as a global invention and investment business. Historically, Intellectual Ventures has managed over $5 billion and possessed one of the world's largest intellectual property portfolios, with more than 40,000 IP assets in active monetization programs.
Intellectual Ventures' operations center on the development, acquisition, and monetization of intellectual property. They acquire patents from individual inventors, universities, and companies, and also engage in internal invention through their IV Lab facility, which conducts advanced research across diverse scientific and engineering fields. The company's primary method of generating revenue is through licensing its extensive patent portfolio and, when necessary, through patent litigation. While they have launched spinout companies like TerraPower and Kymeta, the entity Intellectual Ventures II LLC does not appear to operate products or services directly.
Based on its litigation history, Intellectual Ventures II LLC functions as a Non-Practicing Entity (NPE) or Patent Assertion Entity (PAE). The company has initiated all four of its tracked cases as a plaintiff and has no record as a defendant, indicating a strategy focused on asserting patent rights rather than defending against infringement claims. Its litigation efforts are concentrated in plaintiff-friendly venues, with all tracked cases filed in the Texas Northern, Western, and Eastern District Courts, with the Eastern District of Texas being particularly known for patent assertion.
Notable recent cases include "Intellectual Ventures II LLC et al. v. Southwest Airlines Co." (filed 2026-03-10), "Intellectual Ventures I LLC et al. v. Deere & Co." (filed 2026-02-23), and "Intellectual Ventures I LLC et al. v. American Airlines, Inc." (filed 2024-10-25). The involvement of "Intellectual Ventures I LLC" as a co-plaintiff in several of these cases suggests that Intellectual Ventures II LLC is part of a broader, coordinated patent assertion strategy by the Intellectual Ventures organization, which has historically been backed by major technology companies such as Microsoft, Intel, and Apple.
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Intellectual Ventures II LLC and Intellectual Ventures Management LLC sued Southwest Airlines Co. in the Texas Northern District Court for patent infringement. The case was filed on March 10, 2026, and is now closed.
Intellectual Ventures I LLC and Intellectual Ventures II LLC filed a patent infringement suit against Deere & Co. in the Texas Western District Court. The case is open, with the defendant's response deadline extended to May 19, 2026.
A scheduling order has been signed, with a Markman Hearing set for May 29, 2026, and a jury trial set for August 16, 2027. Home Depot has filed counterclaims against Intellectual Ventures I LLC and Intellectual Ventures II LLC.
An Inter Partes Review (IPR) was instituted by the PTAB on March 11, 2025, concerning the validity of US patent 7336805. Intellectual Ventures II LLC is listed as plaintiff and Tesla, Inc. as defendant, with the case currently pending.
This case, filed by Intellectual Ventures I LLC and Intellectual Ventures II LLC against Southwest Airlines Co. in the Texas Western District Court, was electronically transferred to the Northern District of Texas, becoming case number 3:25-cv-02885.
Patent infringement suit filed by Intellectual Ventures I LLC and Intellectual Ventures II LLC against American Airlines. The narrative states six patents-in-suit, including US 7,324,469; additional patents were identified only by shorthand ('785, '844, '722, '582, '326). American's motion to sever and stay Viasat-related claims was denied on July 30, 2025, and claim construction remained pending.
Intellectual Ventures I LLC and Intellectual Ventures II LLC are suing American Airlines, Inc. for patent infringement. The case is open in the Texas Eastern District Court, with preliminary claim constructions provided as of January 13, 2026.
Intellectual Ventures II LLC filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Panasonic Corporation of North America in the Texas Western District Court concerning patent 7916180.
Intellectual Ventures II LLC filed a patent infringement lawsuit against GoPro, Inc. in the Texas Western District Court concerning patent 7916180.
Patent infringement action in which the '298 patent was asserted against the Erie Defendants. The district court held the '298 claims patent-ineligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101 and granted Erie's Rule 12(b)(6) motion; the Federal Circuit affirmed in Appeal No. 2017-1147.
Listed in the Stanford NPE Litigation Database as a case involving the '666 patent, with Intellectual Ventures II LLC identified as the patent asserter. The outcome was not confirmed in the narrative.
Intellectual Ventures II LLC asserted U.S. Patent 6,826,694, along with U.S. Patents 5,745,574, 6,715,084, 6,314,409, and 7,634,666, against U.S. Bancorp and U.S. Bank in the 2013 IV II banking campaign. The case was stayed pending IPR; final disposition was not confirmed.
Intellectual Ventures II LLC asserted U.S. Patent 6,826,694, along with U.S. Patents 5,745,574, 6,715,084, 6,314,409, and 7,634,666, against SunTrust Banks, Inc. and SunTrust Bank in the 2013 IV II banking campaign. A stay was granted pending IPR by opinion and order on Oct. 7, 2014; final disposition was not confirmed.
Intellectual Ventures II LLC asserted U.S. Patent 6,826,694, along with U.S. Patents 5,745,574, 6,715,084, 6,314,409, and 7,634,666, against Commerce Bancshares, Inc. and Commerce Bank in the 2013 IV II banking campaign. The case was stayed pending IPR by order on June 4, 2014; final disposition was not confirmed.
Intellectual Ventures II LLC asserted U.S. Patent 6,826,694, along with U.S. Patents 5,745,574, 6,715,084, 6,314,409, and 7,634,666, against First National Bank of Omaha and First National of Nebraska, Inc. in the 2013 IV II banking campaign. The case was stayed pending IPR around May 6, 2014; final disposition was not confirmed.
Intellectual Ventures I LLC and Intellectual Ventures II LLC filed a patent infringement suit against Fidelity National Information Services Inc. and related entities. The case was filed on May 24, 2013, and dismissed on December 16, 2013.
IV sued Canon and originally Olympus entities; Olympus was dismissed with prejudice on Dec. 11, 2012. Jury verdicts in 2014 went for Canon on induced infringement of claims 19 and 20 of the '960 patent and for IV on '081 claim 3 and '686 claims 14 & 16. The court later found the '960 claims anticipated and granted IV a new trial on infringement of the '348 and '960 patents; a subsequent ruling found a claim 1 limitation indefinite. No final liability win on the '960 patent for IV against Canon.
Intellectual Ventures II LLC asserted U.S. Patent 6,826,694, along with U.S. Patents 5,745,574, 6,715,084, 6,314,409, and 7,634,666, against BBVA Compass Bancshares, Inc. and Compass Bank in the 2013 IV II banking campaign. The case was dismissed with prejudice by stipulated order on Sept. 11, 2018; counterclaims were dismissed without prejudice.
Intellectual Ventures II LLC asserted U.S. Patent 6,826,694, along with U.S. Patents 5,745,574, 6,715,084, 6,314,409, and 7,634,666, against JPMorgan Chase entities in the 2013 IV II banking campaign. Final disposition was not confirmed from the retrieved sources.
Intellectual Ventures II LLC asserted U.S. Patent 6,826,694, along with U.S. Patents 5,745,574, 6,715,084, 6,314,409, and 7,634,666, against Huntington Bancshares Incorporated and The Huntington National Bank in the 2013 IV II banking campaign. A stay was granted pending IPR; final disposition was not confirmed.
IV II sued PNC in W.D. Pa. as part of its 2013 bank assertion campaign. Party mapping inferred; outcome not recovered.
Original Southwest Airlines infringement action filed in W.D. Tex., asserting the same six patents as the American Airlines case, including US 7,324,469. The case was later transferred to the N.D. Tex. as 3:25-cv-02885.
IV asserted the '960 patent against Nikon's Coolpix S4100 and S6100 cameras. Sendai Nikon was dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction in 2013. Nikon moved for summary judgment of invalidity of claims 1, 7, 12, 26, and 28–29 of the '960 patent; the case was terminated by stipulation of dismissal on May 20, 2015.
IV asserted the '960 patent against Motorola Mobility, a wholly-owned Google subsidiary. The suit is the basis for Google's IPR standing because Motorola was served within one year of the petition. The final disposition is not confirmed in the narrative.