Piney Woods Mobility LLC v. Apple Inc.
Active litigation- Docket:
- 7:26-cv-00068
- Filed:
- 2026-02-26
This is an active litigation case filed against Apple Inc.
Plaintiff
12 cases as plaintiff.
Piney Woods Mobility LLC is a Florida-based limited liability company, registered in August 2015. Its principal address is in Tampa, Florida, and its manager is Florida Longhorn LLC. The company does not appear to offer any commercial products or services, operating instead as a non-practicing entity (NPE).
Piney Woods Mobility LLC's operations are centered on asserting a patent portfolio related to location-sharing and position-sharing technologies. The asserted patents, including U.S. Patent Nos. 8,712,441, 9,031,581, 9,185,522, 9,253,616, 9,615,204, and 9,736,618, broadly cover methods and systems for sharing position data between mobile devices and transmitting content based on proximity.
The company exhibits a clear patent assertion litigation posture, acting as a plaintiff in 12 out of its 13 tracked cases. The sole defendant case, filed by Apple, Inc., is likely a declaratory judgment action. Piney Woods Mobility LLC has primarily filed lawsuits in U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, venues frequently utilized by patent plaintiffs.
Notable recent cases include multiple lawsuits filed in February 2026 against prominent technology and telecommunications companies such as Apple Inc., Samsung Electronics, T-Mobile USA, Inc., AT&T Inc. et al., and Verizon Communications, Inc. These cases allege infringement related to location-sharing services and programs like Verizon Family, T-Mobile Family Mode, AT&T Secure Family, and Samsung's SmartThings.
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This is an active litigation case filed against Apple Inc.
Piney Woods Mobility LLC filed a patent infringement case against Apple Inc.
The lawsuit alleges infringement related to location-sharing programs and services such as SmartThings.
Piney Woods Mobility LLC sued Samsung Electronics for alleged infringement related to location-sharing programs and services, specifically mentioning SmartThings.
The complaint alleges that T-Mobile's Family Mode ecosystem and associated devices infringe patent US9615204 and five other related patents concerning two-way position information sharing technology.
The lawsuit alleges infringement related to location-sharing programs and services such as AT&T Secure Family.
The lawsuit alleges infringement related to location-sharing programs and services such as Verizon Family.
Piney Woods Mobility LLC filed a complaint alleging infringement of US Patent 9736618 and five other related patents concerning two-way position information sharing technology. The complaint claims T-Mobile's Family Mode ecosystem and associated devices infringe the patents, and that T-Mobile had notice of the patent family since at least September 2010.
Piney Woods Mobility LLC filed a patent infringement case against Verizon Communications, Inc. and other defendants.
Piney Woods Mobility LLC sued AT&T Inc. and AT&T Services, Inc. for alleged infringement by AT&T's location-sharing services, such as AT&T Secure Family.
Piney Woods Mobility LLC alleges that T-Mobile's Family Mode ecosystem infringes US patent 9185522 and other related patents, claiming T-Mobile has had notice of the patent family since at least September 2010.
Piney Woods Mobility LLC sued Verizon Communications, Inc. for alleged infringement by Verizon's location-sharing services, such as Verizon Family.