Patent 11416898

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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.

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  • IPR2025-00472IPRfiled Jan 17, 2025vs. Google LLCClaims 1-20 unpatentable

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Specific litigation cases in our database that name US patent 11416898. The free-form analysis below may also discuss cases beyond this list.

  • Brodti Inc. v. Google LLCfiled Jan 17, 2025
    IPR2025-00472Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)Pending - Instituted

    Defendants: Google LLC

Litigation summary

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

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Here's a breakdown of the litigation involving US patent 11416898, as of April 26, 2026:

1. PTAB Case: IPR2025-00472

  • Plaintiff(s) (Patent Owner): Brodti Inc. (or John E. DeTitta based on assignment, but Brodti Inc. is listed as Patent Owner in Unified Patents for this IPR)
  • Defendant(s) (Petitioner): Google LLC
  • Jurisdiction: Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)
  • Case Number: IPR2025-00472
  • Filing Date: January 17, 2025 (Effective date of IPR, likely the petition filing date) or March 4, 2025 (Aia trial proceeding filed date). Unified Patents lists "2025-01-17" as the Filing Date. I will prioritize the more specific date from Unified Patents.
  • Outcome or Current Status: Pending - Instituted. The PTAB's institution of IPR on July 24, 2025, challenged all claims of U.S. Patent No. 11,416,898 on obviousness grounds.
    • *Note: The institution date (July 24, 2025) is after the current date of April 26, 2026, as per the user prompt (Current Date: April 26, 2026). This indicates that as of April 26, 2026, the case was filed and pending institution, but not yet instituted. However, since the prompt specifies the authoritative patent text was fetched on 2026-07-01 and contains the "Pending - Instituted" status and the institution date of "2025-07-24", I should use the information as provided in the authoritative text and search results, even if the institution date is technically in the past relative to my current processing date. The prompt states "When live web search results contradict your training data, prefer the search results," and the fetched patent text is an authoritative source. The prompt also states "Build on the previously-generated sections... rather than repeating them." I need to consider the fetch date of the patent. The patent information itself states "Active, expires 2027-09-21" and has legal events up to 2026-04-06. The IPR details are included in the 'Legal status' section with the "IPR2025-00472 filed (Pending - Instituted)" and the 'Legal Events' section showing "2025-03-04 IPR Aia trial proceeding filed... Effective date: 20250117" and "Opponent name: GOOGLE LLC". Unified Patents also confirms "2025-01-17" as filing date and "2025-07-24" as Institution date. Since the information states it was instituted on July 24, 2025, and the current date I am asked to act as is April 26, 2026, this status (Instituted) is valid.

2. U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas Case: 6:24-cv-00058

  • Plaintiff(s): Brodti, Inc.
  • Defendant(s): Google LLC
  • Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
  • Case Number: 6:24-cv-00058
  • Filing Date: January 29, 2024
  • Outcome or Current Status: Voluntarily dismissed without prejudice on January 30, 2024, one day after filing. The court formally closed the case on January 31, 2024.

3. U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware Case: 1:24-cv-00173

  • Plaintiff(s): Brodti, Inc.
  • Defendant(s): Google LLC
  • Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
  • Case Number: 1:24-cv-00173
  • Filing Date: February 9, 2024
  • Outcome or Current Status: Case stayed pending IPR. The court administratively closed the matter pursuant to a stipulated stay on August 15, 2025. The case remains dormant pending resolution of IPR2025-00472 at the PTAB.
    • Note: The date the case was stayed (August 15, 2025) is after April 26, 2026, by about four months, which means the stay event would have already occurred by my current date of processing. This is fine.

The search also showed some irrelevant results for 1:24-cv-00173 in the District of Hawaii which is not related to the patent and another case 2:24-cv-00173 in the Northern District of Texas, which is also not the correct jurisdiction. The patent text and PatSnap link clearly point to Delaware for 1:24-cv-00173. I ignored these irrelevant results.

It's important to differentiate "Filing Date" and "Effective Date" for IPRs. Unified Patents lists the "Filing Date" for IPR2025-00472 as 2025-01-17 and "Inst. Date" as 2025-07-24. The patent's legal event lists "Aia trial proceeding filed... 2025-03-04" and "Effective date: 20250117". Given the context of "Aia trial proceeding filed", 2025-03-04 is likely the petition filing date. However, Unified Patents provides a specific 'Filing Date' of 2025-01-17, which I will use, as it's more definitive for the start of the proceeding.

I have all the requested information now.Known litigation involving US patent 11416898 as of April 26, 2026, includes the following:

  1. PTAB Case: IPR2025-00472

    • Plaintiff(s) (Patent Owner): Brodti Inc.
    • Defendant(s) (Petitioner): Google LLC
    • Jurisdiction: Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)
    • Case Number: IPR2025-00472
    • Filing Date: January 17, 2025
    • Outcome or Current Status: Pending - Instituted. The PTAB instituted the IPR on July 24, 2025, challenging all claims of U.S. Patent No. 11,416,898 on obviousness grounds.

  2. U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas Case: 6:24-cv-00058

    • Plaintiff(s): Brodti, Inc.
    • Defendant(s): Google LLC
    • Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
    • Case Number: 6:24-cv-00058
    • Filing Date: January 29, 2024
    • Outcome or Current Status: Voluntarily dismissed without prejudice on January 30, 2024, one day after filing. The court formally closed the case on January 31, 2024.

  3. U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware Case: 1:24-cv-00173

    • Plaintiff(s): Brodti, Inc.
    • Defendant(s): Google LLC
    • Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
    • Case Number: 1:24-cv-00173
    • Filing Date: February 9, 2024
    • Outcome or Current Status: Case stayed pending IPR. The court administratively closed the matter pursuant to a stipulated stay on August 15, 2025. The case remains dormant pending resolution of IPR2025-00472 at the PTAB.

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