Litigation summary

Litigation involving US Patent 12373366 has been identified. Netlist Inc. is actively enforcing this patent.

Here's a summary of known litigation:

• Plaintiff(s): Netlist Inc.
• Defendant(s): Samsung and Micron, and their distributor Avnet, Inc.
• Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court (Based on the information, this is the implied jurisdiction of the infringement case mentioned.)
• Case Number: Not explicitly provided in the search results, but related cases filed in Texas Eastern District Court (2:25-cv-00749 and 2:25-cv-00748) are associated with the patent family, though not directly for 12373366.
• Filing Date: Not explicitly provided for the specific case against Samsung and Micron related to US12373366. However, the publication date of US12373366 is July 29, 2025, and a Reddit post from September 28, 2025, indicates "This new action expands our efforts to prevent Samsung and Micron from their unauthorized use of Netlist intellectual property without a license," implying the filing occurred around or before that date.
• Outcome/Current Status: The cases are ongoing as of September 28, 2025, with an anticipated expiration of the patent in June 2028. There is a sentiment that nothing will be settled before the patent expires.

Additional related proceedings concerning the patent family of US12373366, as listed in the patent information itself:

• PTAB Case: IPR2026-00018 filed (Not Instituted - Procedural).
• PTAB Case: PGR2026-00001 filed (Not Instituted - Procedural).
• US Case: Filed in International Trade Commission, case 337-TA-1472.
• US Case: Filed in Texas Eastern District Court, case 2:25-cv-00749.
• US Case: Filed in Texas Eastern District Court, case 2:25-cv-00748.
• US Case: Filed in Delaware District Court, case 1:25-cv-00942.
• US Case: Filed in Delaware District Court, case 1:26-cv-00362.
• First worldwide family litigation filed: 2008-09-29.

Please note that the search results mention cases related to other patent numbers (e.g., US10589320B1, US7282951B2, US6781226B2, US10621228) which are not US12373366, and these have been excluded from this report. The information regarding the specific litigation details (case number and filing date) directly correlating to the Netlist v. Samsung/Micron infringement assertion of US12373366 is not fully available in the provided snippets. However, the patent itself lists several ongoing litigation activities for its family.Known litigation involving US patent 12373366:

1. Infringement Lawsuit (Netlist v. Samsung and Micron)

• Plaintiff(s): Netlist Inc.
• Defendant(s): Samsung, Micron, and their distributor Avnet, Inc.
• Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court.
• Case Number: Not explicitly provided in the search results for this specific assertion of US12373366. However, related cases (2:25-cv-00749 and 2:25-cv-00748) are noted as filed in the Texas Eastern District Court as part of the patent family's litigation history.
• Filing Date: Not explicitly provided for this specific assertion, but a Reddit post from September 28, 2025, discusses "this new action" regarding the infringement of US12373366 by Samsung's and Micron's DDR5 DIMM memory products, suggesting the filing occurred by or before that date.
• Outcome/Current Status: Ongoing as of September 28, 2025. It is anticipated that the cases may not be settled before the patent's expiration in June 2028.

2. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Proceedings

• Case Number: IPR2026-00018

• Filing Date: Not explicitly provided in the search results.

• Outcome/Current Status: Not Instituted - Procedural.

• Case Number: PGR2026-00001

• Filing Date: Not explicitly provided in the search results.

• Outcome/Current Status: Not Instituted - Procedural.

3. International Trade Commission (ITC) Investigation

• Case Number: 337-TA-1472
• Filing Date: Not explicitly provided in the search results.
• Outcome/Current Status: Active.

4. Additional District Court Cases (related to the patent family)

• Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court

• Case Number: 2:25-cv-00749

• Filing Date: Not explicitly provided in the search results.

• Outcome/Current Status: Active.

• Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court

• Case Number: 2:25-cv-00748

• Filing Date: Not explicitly provided in the search results.

• Outcome/Current Status: Active.

• Jurisdiction: Delaware District Court

• Case Number: 1:25-cv-00942

• Filing Date: Not explicitly provided in the search results.

• Outcome/Current Status: Active.

• Jurisdiction: Delaware District Court

• Case Number: 1:26-cv-00362

• Filing Date: Not explicitly provided in the search results.

• Outcome/Current Status: Active.

5. First Worldwide Family Litigation

• Filing Date: 2008-09-29.
• Outcome/Current Status: Active.