The docket

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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All litigations

CasePatentsCourtFiledStatus
Emerging Automotive LLC v. General Motors Company et al.2:25-cv-00782U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas—Pending
Voltage, LLC et al. v. Shoals Technologies Group, LLCIPR2025-01443Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)—Denied Institution
Motive Technologies, Inc. v. Samsara, Inc.3:24-cv-00902U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California—active
Unified Patents, LLC v. Onesta IP, LLCIPR2026-00011U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board—Not Instituted - Procedural
Headwater Research LLC v. Apple Inc.Western District of Texas—Settled
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. T-Mobile USA, Inc. et al.2:23-cv-00377U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas—Settled
Headwater Research LLC v. Verizon Communications Inc. et al.2:23-cv-00352U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas—Verdict overturned
FedEx Corporation et al. v. Valtrus Innovations Ltd.IPR2026-00060United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board—Ongoing
Bissell Inc. v. Multiple parties337-TA-3601International Trade Commission—Filed
Bissell Inc. v. Tineco Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.337-TA-1304International Trade Commission—Decided
Bissell Inc. v. International Trade Commission24-1509Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit—Decided
VirnetX Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc.22-2234U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit—Judgment Affirmed
Apple Inc. et al. v. VirnetX Inc.IPR2015-01046, IPR2015-01047Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)—Final Written Decision
VirnetX Inc. v. Apple Inc.6:10-cv-00417-LED, 6:12-CV-00855U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division—Dismissed as moot
VirnetX Inc. v. Microsoft CorporationU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas—Judgment
Intellectual Ventures I LLC v. Trend Micro Inc. et al.19-1122U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit—Vacated and Remanded
Novacloud Licensing LLC v. Charter Communications, Inc.2:25-cv-01266U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas—early stages
Novacloud Licensing LLC v. Comcast Corporation et al.1:25-cv-01272U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware—early stages
Shipping and Transit, LLC v. LoginextU.S. District Court—Dismissed