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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
Headwater Research LLC v. AT&T Inc. et al.2:25-cv-00428U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas—Settled
Headwater Research LLC v. Apple Inc.Western District of Texas—Settled
Unified Patents, LLC v. Onesta IP, LLCIPR2026-00011U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board—Not Instituted - Procedural
Motive Technologies, Inc. v. Samsara, Inc.3:24-cv-00902U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California—active
Voltage, LLC et al. v. Shoals Technologies Group, LLCIPR2025-01443Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)—Denied Institution
Emerging Automotive LLC v. General Motors Company et al.2:25-cv-00782U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas—Pending
Emerging Automotive LLC v. Hyundai Motor Company et al.2:25-cv-00799U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas—Pending
Tianma Microelectronics Co., Ltd. v. LG Display Co., Ltd.IPR2025-01579United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board—Institution Denied
Untitled caseIPR2026-00058United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)—Not Instituted - Procedural
Micron Technology, Inc. v. Netlist, Inc.1:24-cv-00001U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho—Remanded / Closed
HBCU Messaging US LP v. Apple, Inc. et al.1:24-cv-01199U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas—active
Untitled caseIPR2026-00107Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)—pending
HBCU Messaging US LP v. Apple Inc.1:24-cv-01199U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas—Pending
Apple Inc. v. HBCU Messaging US LPIPR2026-00105USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board—Pending
Headwater Research LLC v. AT&T, Inc.2:25-cv-00428U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas—Dismissed
Headwater Research LLC v. Deutsche Telekom (Sprint, T-Mobile)2:25-cv-00359U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas—Likely settled
Headwater Research LLC v. Verizon (Verizon Wireless)2:25-cv-00391U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas——
Unified Patents v. Massively Broadband LLCIPR2026-00103U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board—Not instituted
Weple IP Holdings LLC v. Meta Platforms Inc.2:24-cv-01316U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington—Dismissed with prejudice
Untitled caseIPR2026-00079Patent Trial and Appeal Board—Not Instituted - Procedural