Patent 12070691
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.
- IPR2025-01276IPRfiled Jul 14, 2025vs. Niantic, Inc.Institution Denied
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Cases on file (2)
Group view →Specific litigation cases in our database that name US patent 12070691. The free-form analysis below may also discuss cases beyond this list.
- Imaginear Inc v. Niantic Incfiled Apr 22, 202626-1720Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitOpen
Defendants: Niantic Inc
Other patents asserted: 11666827, 10946284, 11484797, 8777746, 8668592, 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.
- IPR2025-01276Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)Not Instituted - Merits
Defendants: Imaginear Inc
Litigation summary
Past and pending lawsuits — plaintiffs, defendants, jurisdictions, outcomes, and notable rulings.
Known litigation involving US patent 12070691 includes:
1. Inter Partes Review (IPR) before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)
- Case Number: IPR2025-01276
- Jurisdiction: Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)
- Plaintiff(s)/Petitioner: Unified Patents PTAB Data
- Defendant(s)/Patent Owner: Imaginear Inc (current assignee of US12070691B2)
- Filing Date: Not explicitly provided in the patent document or search results for this specific IPR.
- Outcome or Current Status: Not Instituted - Merits
2. US District Court Case
- Case Number: 1:24-cv-01252-JDW
- Jurisdiction: United States District Court for the District of Delaware
- Plaintiff(s): ImagineAR, Inc. (IAR)
- Defendant(s): Niantic, Inc.
- Filing Date: November 13, 2024
- Outcome or Current Status:
- On September 8, 2025, Niantic's Motion To Dismiss was granted, dismissing IAR's claims for pre-suit indirect and willful infringement.
- As part of the motion, the court also determined that three other ImagineAR patents were invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101.
- U.S. Patent No. 12070691 is identified as one of the "Patents-in-Suit" in this case.
- As of October 8, 2025, a scheduling order was issued, with claim construction briefing underway.
- Document production was to be substantially complete by April 3, 2026.
- A Joint Claim Construction Brief was to be filed by January 9, 2026.
- The case appears to be ongoing with claim construction and discovery proceedings.
3. US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) Case
- Case Number: 26-1720
- Jurisdiction: Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Plaintiff(s): Not specifically identified in the provided patent document or search results in relation to US12070691.
- Defendant(s): Not specifically identified in the provided patent document or search results in relation to US12070691.
- Filing Date: Not explicitly provided in the patent document or search results in relation to US12070691.
- Outcome or Current Status: The patent document indicates that a US case was filed in the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Specific details regarding the parties, filing date, and current status of this case as it pertains to US12070691 were not found in the search results.
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