Patent 12236456
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 (1)
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- VB Assets LLC v. Android International Inc et al.filed Apr 17, 20261:26-cv-00443Delaware District CourtOpen
Defendants: Android International Inc, Google LLC, Xxvi Holdings Inc, and 2 others
Other patents asserted: 10510341, 8527274, 8515765, 10755699, 8073681, 9269097, 10297249, 8886536, 7818176, 11087385
The infringement claim covers Google's AI assistants, like Gemini and Google Assistant, and voice search features in Google and YouTube. The accusation extends to the entire ecosystem supporting these services, including the hardware, operating systems, apps, and AI models that run them.
Litigation summary
Past and pending lawsuits — plaintiffs, defendants, jurisdictions, outcomes, and notable rulings.
Litigation History of U.S. Patent 12,236,456
Contradicting the previously generated summary, which was based on an inability to locate the patent, the full patent text has since been provided. This text indicates that the patent family, including U.S. Patent 12,236,456, has been involved in litigation.
A recent lawsuit filed on April 17, 2026, explicitly lists U.S. Patent 12,236,456 as one of the asserted patents. The assignee, VB Assets, LLC, has been active in asserting its patent portfolio, which relates to natural language processing and voice assistants, against major technology companies.
Details of the known litigation involving this specific patent are as follows:
- Case 1: VB Assets, LLC v. Google LLC et al.
- Plaintiff: VB Assets, LLC
- Defendants: Google LLC, XXVI Holdings Inc., Alphabet Inc., Android, Inc., and YouTube, LLC
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
- Case Number: 1:2026cv00443
- Filing Date: April 17, 2026
- Status/Outcome: As of April 17, 2026, the complaint had been filed and summons were issued. The case is in its initial stages.
Additionally, the provided patent data references a case in the Texas Eastern District Court (2:25-cv-00621) linked to the patent's family. However, the specific complaint for that case would need to be reviewed to confirm if patent 12,236,456 itself was asserted. The Darts-ip database, which tracks global patent litigation, also indicates litigation history for this patent family (Family ID=39676921), though access to specific case details requires a subscription.
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