Patent 11516643
Litigation summary
Past and pending lawsuits — plaintiffs, defendants, jurisdictions, outcomes, and notable rulings.
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No PTAB proceedings on file. This patent has not been challenged through Inter Partes Review, Post-Grant Review, or Covered Business Method review at the USPTO. The absence is itself a signal — well-asserted patents eventually attract IPRs.
Cases on file (3)
Group view →Specific litigation cases in our database that name US patent 11516643. The free-form analysis below may also discuss cases beyond this list.
- Cedarwood Ventures, Inc. v. Google LLCfiled May 6, 2026U.S. District Court for the Western District of TexasActive
Defendants: Google LLC
- Cedarwood Ventures, Inc. v. Verizon Wirelessfiled May 6, 2026U.S. District Court for the Western District of TexasActive
Defendants: Verizon Wireless
- Cedarwood Ventures Inc v. Apple Incfiled Apr 17, 20267:26-cv-00152Texas Western District CourtJudge David CountsOpen
Defendants: Apple Inc
Other patents asserted: 10841248, 9979826
The accused product is the Driving Focus feature on iPhones running iOS 11 or a later version.
Litigation summary
Past and pending lawsuits — plaintiffs, defendants, jurisdictions, outcomes, and notable rulings.
Litigation Status of US Patent 11,516,643
As of May 7, 2026, US patent 11,516,643 is involved in active litigation. The patent is being asserted by Cedarwood Ventures, Inc. against major technology and telecommunications companies. Details of the known litigation are provided below.
Case 1
- Plaintiff(s): Cedarwood Ventures, Inc.
- Defendant(s): Google LLC
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- Case Number: Information not publicly available.
- Filing Date: May 6, 2026
- Status: Active. The lawsuit alleges that the Android Auto feature on Google Pixel phones infringes on US Patent Nos. 11,516,643, 9,979,826, and 10,841,248.
Case 2
- Plaintiff(s): Cedarwood Ventures, Inc.
- Defendant(s): Verizon Wireless
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- Case Number: Information not publicly available.
- Filing Date: May 6, 2026
- Status: Active. This lawsuit claims that Verizon's Driving Mode Auto-Reply tool infringes on the same set of three patents: US Patent Nos. 11,516,643, 9,979,826, and 10,841,248.
Related Litigation
It is noteworthy that the plaintiff, Cedarwood Ventures, Inc., has also filed a similar lawsuit against another major technology company, further indicating a strategy of active assertion for this patent family.
- Plaintiff(s): Cedarwood Ventures, Inc.
- Defendant(s): Apple Inc.
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- Case Number: Information not publicly available.
- Filing Date: April 2026
- Status: Active. This earlier complaint targets Apple's features for automatically replying to text messages while driving, asserting the same three patents.
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