Patent 10998017

Litigation summary

Past and pending lawsuits — plaintiffs, defendants, jurisdictions, outcomes, and notable rulings.

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PTAB activity (1)

AIA trial proceedings — IPR, PGR, CBM — filed at the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board against this patent. Sourced directly from the PTAB Trial API.

  • IPR2026-00241IPRfiled Feb 13, 2026vs. Apple Inc.Discretionary Denial

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Cases on file (1)

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Specific litigation cases in our database that name US patent 10998017. The free-form analysis below may also discuss cases beyond this list.

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    2:25-cv-01040Texas Eastern District CourtActive/Pending

Litigation summary

Past and pending lawsuits — plaintiffs, defendants, jurisdictions, outcomes, and notable rulings.

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US patent 10998017 is involved in multiple known litigation cases. The patent's own information from Google Patents directly lists the following cases [cite: From "Family has litigation" section of US10998017B2 - Google Patents]:

  1. District Court Case 1

    • Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court [cite: From "Family has litigation" section of US10998017B2 - Google Patents]
    • Case Number: 2:25-cv-01040 [cite: From "Family has litigation" section of US10998017B2 - Google Patents]
    • Filing Date: The case number indicates a filing in 2025. [cite: From "Family has litigation" section of US10998017B2 - Google Patents]
    • Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly named in the provided snippet, but the current assignee of the patent is Wecrevention Inc.
    • Defendant(s): Not explicitly named.
    • Outcome or Current Status: Active/Pending, marked as "Critical" [cite: From "Family has litigation" section of US10998017B2 - Google Patents].

  2. PTAB Case (Inter Partes Review)

    • Jurisdiction: Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) [cite: From "Family has litigation" section of US10998017B2 - Google Patents]
    • Case Number: IPR2026-00241 [cite: From "Family has litigation" section of US10998017B2 - Google Patents]
    • Filing Date: Indicated by the case number, filed in 2026. [cite: From "Family has litigation" section of US10998017B2 - Google Patents]
    • Plaintiff(s): Petitioner (not explicitly named in the provided snippet). [cite: From "Family has litigation" section of US10998017B2 - Google Patents]
    • Defendant(s): The patent owner, Wecrevention Inc.
    • Outcome or Current Status: Filed (Pending). [cite: From "Family has litigation" section of US10998017B2 - Google Patents]

  3. District Court Case 2

    • Jurisdiction: Texas Western District Court [cite: From "Family has litigation" section of US10998017B2 - Google Patents]
    • Case Number: 7:25-cv-00458 [cite: From "Family has litigation" section of US10998017B2 - Google Patents]
    • Filing Date: The case number indicates a filing in 2025. [cite: From "Family has litigation" section of US10998017B2 - Google Patents]
    • Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly named in the provided snippet, but likely Wecrevention Inc.
    • Defendant(s): Not explicitly named.
    • Outcome or Current Status: Active/Pending. [cite: From "Family has litigation" section of US10998017B2 - Google Patents]

  4. District Court Case 3

    • Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court [cite: From "Family has litigation" section of US10998017B2 - Google Patents]
    • Case Number: 2:25-cv-00951 [cite: From "Family has litigation" section of US10998017B2 - Google Patents]
    • Filing Date: The case number indicates a filing in 2025. [cite: From "Family has litigation" section of US10998017B2 - Google Patents]
    • Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly named in the provided snippet, but likely Wecrevention Inc.
    • Defendant(s): Not explicitly named.
    • Outcome or Current Status: Active/Pending. [cite: From "Family has litigation" section of US10998017B2 - Google Patents]

  5. District Court Case 4

    • Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court [cite: From "Family has litigation" section of US10998017B2 - Google Patents]
    • Case Number: 2:25-cv-01008 [cite: From "Family has litigation" section of US10998017B2 - Google Patents]
    • Filing Date: The case number indicates a filing in 2025. [cite: From "Family has litigation" section of US10998017B2 - Google Patents]
    • Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly named in the provided snippet, but likely Wecrevention Inc.
    • Defendant(s): Not explicitly named.
    • Outcome or Current Status: Active/Pending. [cite: From "Family has litigation" section of US10998017B2 - Google Patents]

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