Patent 11666827

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.

  • IPR2025-01273IPRfiled Jul 14, 2025vs. Niantic, Inc.Institution Denied

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Specific litigation cases in our database that name US patent 11666827. The free-form analysis below may also discuss cases beyond this list.

  • Imaginear Inc v. Niantic Incfiled Apr 22, 2026
    26-1720Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitOpen

    Defendants: Niantic Inc

    Other patents asserted: 10946284, 11484797, 8777746, 8668592, 12070691, 8579710

    The accused products are location-based games that use player gestures and real-world locations to alter gameplay. These games also feature a system for trading virtual goods whose value is determined by user ratings.

  • Niantic, Inc. v. ImagineAR, Inc.
    IPR2025-01273USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal BoardActive

    Defendants: ImagineAR, Inc.

Litigation summary

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

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Litigation History of US Patent 11,666,827

As of May 1, 2026, US Patent 11,666,827 has been involved in litigation in federal court and in a proceeding at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

District Court Litigation

  • Plaintiff: ImagineAR, Inc.
  • Defendant: Niantic, Inc.
  • Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
  • Case Number: 1:24-cv-01252-JDW
  • Filing Date: November 13, 2024
  • Status: On April 7, 2026, the court granted Niantic's motion for judgment on the pleadings, ruling that US Patent 11,666,827, along with other asserted patents (U.S. Patent Nos. 10,946,284, 11,484,284, and 12,070,691), was invalid. The court determined the patents were directed at abstract ideas and lacked a sufficient "inventive concept" for patent eligibility. ImagineAR's motion to amend its complaint was also denied. The company has announced its intention to appeal the decision.

The lawsuit alleged that Niantic's augmented reality mobile games, including Pokémon GO, Pikmin Bloom, Peridot, and Monster Hunter Now, infringed on ImagineAR's patents.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Proceeding

  • Petitioner: Niantic, Inc.
  • Patent Owner: ImagineAR, Inc.
  • Jurisdiction: USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board
  • Case Number: IPR2025-01273
  • Status: This case is an inter partes review (IPR) petition filed by Niantic, Inc. to challenge the validity of the patent claims. The information available indicates a stipulation by Niantic that if the PTAB institutes the IPR, Niantic will be bound by the estoppel provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 315(e)(2) in the parallel district court case. The current status of the PTAB's decision on whether to institute the review is not specified in the provided information.

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