Patent 11693450
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)
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- Lepton Computing LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al.filed Apr 26, 2026US District Court for the Eastern District of Texaspending
Defendants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
- Lepton Computing LLC v. Samsung Electronics America Inc et al.filed Apr 23, 20262:26-cv-00338Texas Eastern District CourtOpen
Defendants: Samsung Electronics America Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
Other patents asserted: 11086361, 11048299, 11209863, 12140998, 11093002, 11520378, 11520377, 11048300
The accused products are Samsung's Galaxy Z series of foldable smartphones, including the Flip, Fold, and TriFold models.
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of TexasActive
Defendants: Samsung Electronics and Samsung Electronics US subsidiary
Other patents asserted: 11520378, 11048299, 11048300, 11086361, 11093002, 11209863, 11520377, 12140998
Litigation summary
Past and pending lawsuits — plaintiffs, defendants, jurisdictions, outcomes, and notable rulings.
As of the current date, US Patent No. 11,693,450 is involved in the following litigation:
Case: Lepton Computing LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
- Plaintiff: Lepton Computing LLC
- Defendant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
- Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- Case Number: Specific case number information is not available in the provided search results.
- Filing Date: Publicly reported around April 26, 2026.
- Status: The case is currently pending.
- Details:
- Lepton Computing LLC alleges that Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip series, as well as the new Galaxy Z TriFold, infringe on nine of their patents, including US Patent No. 11,693,450.
- The lawsuit covers a range of technologies essential to foldable smartphones, including hardware structure, display protection, hinge design, and software features like "app continuity" for seamless screen transitions.
- The complaint includes all of Samsung's foldable models from the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Flip 3 to the present.
- Lepton Computing is seeking both monetary damages and a permanent injunction to halt sales of the allegedly infringing Samsung devices in the United States.
- Some reports note that Lepton Computing has been characterized as a "Non-Practicing Entity" (NPE), as they have not commercially produced a foldable device themselves. There are also questions raised about the timing of Lepton's patent filings in relation to Samsung's product launches.
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