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Patent litigations.

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Patent litigation filed per year

1986: 2 cases'861988: 1 case1990: 1 case'901992: 1 case1993: 1 case'941996: 3 cases1997: 2 cases1998: 3 cases'981999: 3 cases2000: 3 cases2001: 5 cases'022003: 10 cases2004: 4 cases2005: 13 cases2006: 15 cases'062007: 17 cases2008: 20 cases2009: 12 cases2010: 39 cases'102011: 36 cases2012: 68 cases2013: 110 cases2014: 95 cases'142015: 107 cases2016: 103 cases2017: 163 cases2018: 171 cases'182019: 198 cases2020: 226 cases2021: 254 cases2022: 358 cases'222023: 321 cases2024: 548 cases2025: 758 cases7582026: 333 cases'26
6,606 tracked cases by filing year.

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CasePatentsCourtFiledStatus
Unified Patents Inc. v. Shipping and Transit LLCIPR2016-01465U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)2016-07-25Settled
SIPCO, LLC v. Emerson Electric Co.1:16-cv-02690U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia2016-07-26—
BlackBerry Limited et al. v. Avaya Inc.3:16-cv-02185U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division2016-07-27unverified
Blackbird Tech LLC v. Fitbit, Inc.1:16-cv-00683U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware2016-08-04Stayed
Blackbird Tech LLC v. Garmin International, Inc. et al.1:16-cv-00684U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware2016-08-04Settled
Blackbird Tech LLC v. TomTom, Inc.1:16-cv-00688U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware2016-08-04Unknown
Blackbird Tech LLC v. Wahoo Fitness, LLC1:16-cv-00689U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware2016-08-04Stayed
Corning Optical Communications RF LLC et al. v. PPC Broadband, Inc.IPR2016-01570Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)2016-08-09terminated by settlement before institution
Corning Optical Communications RF LLC v. PPC Broadband Inc.IPR2016-01569USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board2016-08-09settled before institution
Innovative Display Technologies LLC v. LG Display Co., Ltd. et al.2:16-cv-00932United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas2016-08-24—
Shipping and Transit, LLC v. Hall Enterprises, Inc.2:16-cv-06535U.S. District Court for the Central District of California2016-08-30Judgment
Netlist, Inc. v. SK hynix Inc. et al.8:16-cv-01605-JLS-JCGU.S. District Court, Central District of California (Southern Division)2016-08-31dismissed (settled)
Smart Lock, LLC v. Master Lock Company LLC2:16-cv-01018E.D. Tex. (Marshall Div.)2016-09-16filed
Smart Lock, LLC v. Schlage Lock Company LLC2:16-cv-01019E.D. Tex. (Marshall Div.)2016-09-16filed
Plano Encryption Technologies, LLC v. Alkami Technology, Inc.2:16-cv-01032-JRGU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas2016-09-20Terminated
Plano Encryption Technologies, LLC v. Best Buy Co., Inc.2:16-cv-01049United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas2016-09-23closed
Plano Encryption Technologies, LLC v. Etsy, Inc.2:16-cv-01050United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas2016-09-23dismissed
Plano Encryption Technologies, LLC v. Shutterfly, Inc.2:16-cv-01053-JRGU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas2016-09-28Terminated
Hamamatsu Corporation v. SiOnyx, LLCIPR2016-01910USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board2016-09-30Final Written Decision; affirmed on appeal
Plano Encryption Technologies, LLC v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.2:16-cv-01072-JRGU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas2016-10-03Terminated