Patent 7055169

Litigation summary

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

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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.

  • IPR2025-01184IPRfiled Jul 11, 2025vs. Pinterest, Inc.Discretionary Denial

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Specific litigation cases in our database that name US patent 7055169. The free-form analysis below may also discuss cases beyond this list.

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    5:15-cv-02008California Northern District CourtLitigation filed

Litigation summary

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

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As a patent attorney, I have investigated litigation records for US patent 7055169. Based on the available search results, the following cases involving US patent 7055169 have been identified:

Known Litigation Involving US Patent 7055169:

  • Case 1:

    • Plaintiff(s): OpenTV Inc [cite: Original Assignee, Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the list.)]
    • Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet.
    • Jurisdiction: California Northern District Court [cite: US case filed in California Northern District Court, US case filed in California Northern District Court]
    • Case Number: 5:15-cv-02008 [cite: US case filed in California Northern District Court]
    • Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet.
    • Outcome/Status: Litigation filed [cite: US case filed in California Northern District Court].

  • Case 2:

    • Plaintiff(s): OpenTV Inc [cite: Original Assignee, Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the list.)]
    • Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet.
    • Jurisdiction: California Northern District Court [cite: US case filed in California Northern District Court]
    • Case Number: 4:15-cv-02008 [cite: US case filed in California Northern District Court]
    • Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet.
    • Outcome/Status: Litigation filed [cite: US case filed in California Northern District Court].

  • Case 3:

    • Plaintiff(s): OpenTV Inc [cite: Original Assignee, Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the list.)]
    • Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet.
    • Jurisdiction: California Central District Court [cite: US case filed in California Central District Court]
    • Case Number: 2:17-cv-03919 [cite: US case filed in California Central District Court]
    • Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet.
    • Outcome/Status: Litigation filed [cite: US case filed in California Central District Court].

  • Case 4:

    • Plaintiff(s): OpenTV Inc [cite: Original Assignee, Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the list.)]
    • Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet.
    • Jurisdiction: California Northern District Court [cite: US case filed in California Northern District Court]
    • Case Number: 3:14-cv-01525 [cite: US case filed in California Northern District Court]
    • Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet.
    • Outcome/Status: Litigation filed [cite: US case filed in California Northern District Court].

  • Case 5:

    • Plaintiff(s): OpenTV Inc [cite: Original Assignee, Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the list.)]
    • Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet.
    • Jurisdiction: California Northern District Court [cite: US case filed in California Northern District Court]
    • Case Number: 3:14-cv-01723 [cite: US case filed in California Northern District Court]
    • Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet.
    • Outcome/Status: Litigation filed [cite: US case filed in California Northern District Court].

  • Case 6:

    • Plaintiff(s): OpenTV Inc [cite: Original Assignee, Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the list.)]
    • Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet.
    • Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court [cite: US case filed in Texas Eastern District Court]
    • Case Number: 6:15-cv-00951 [cite: US case filed in Texas Eastern District Court]
    • Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet.
    • Outcome/Status: Litigation filed [cite: US case filed in Texas Eastern District Court].

  • Case 7:

    • Plaintiff(s): OpenTV Inc [cite: Original Assignee, Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the list.)]
    • Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet.
    • Jurisdiction: California Northern District Court [cite: US case filed in California Northern District Court]
    • Case Number: 3:16-cv-02433 [cite: US case filed in California Northern District Court]
    • Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet.
    • Outcome/Status: Litigation filed [cite: US case filed in California Northern District Court].

  • Case 8:

    • Plaintiff(s): OpenTV Inc [cite: Original Assignee, Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the list.)]
    • Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet.
    • Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court [cite: US case filed in Texas Eastern District Court]
    • Case Number: 2:17-cv-00031 [cite: US case filed in Texas Eastern District Court]
    • Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet.
    • Outcome/Status: Litigation filed [cite: US case filed in Texas Eastern District Court].

  • Case 9:

    • Plaintiff(s): OpenTV Inc [cite: Original Assignee, Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the list.)]
    • Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet.
    • Jurisdiction: California Northern District Court [cite: US case filed in California Northern District Court]
    • Case Number: 5:16-cv-00349 [cite: US case filed in California Northern District Court]
    • Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet.
    • Outcome/Status: Litigation filed [cite: US case filed in California Northern District Court].

  • Case 10:

    • Plaintiff(s): OpenTV Inc [cite: Original Assignee, Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the list.)]
    • Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet.
    • Jurisdiction: Delaware District Court [cite: US case filed in Delaware District Court]
    • Case Number: 1:12-cv-01733 [cite: US case filed in Delaware District Court]
    • Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet.
    • Outcome/Status: Litigation filed [cite: US case filed in Delaware District Court].

  • Case 11:

    • Plaintiff(s): OpenTV Inc [cite: Original Assignee, Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the list.)]
    • Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet.
    • Jurisdiction: Delaware District Court [cite: US case filed in Delaware District Court]
    • Case Number: 1:24-cv-01301 [cite: US case filed in Delaware District Court]
    • Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet.
    • Outcome/Status: Litigation filed [cite: US case filed in Delaware District Court].

PTAB Cases:

  • Case 1:

    • Petitioner: Not explicitly stated (Unified Patents is mentioned in the context of PTAB data) [cite: Petitioner:]
    • Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated.
    • Jurisdiction: PTAB
    • Case Number: IPR2025-01184 [cite: PTAB case IPR2025-01184 filed (Not Instituted - Procedural)]
    • Filing Date: Not explicitly stated.
    • Outcome/Status: Not Instituted - Procedural [cite: PTAB case IPR2025-01184 filed (Not Instituted - Procedural)].

  • Case 2:

    • Petitioner: Not explicitly stated (Unified Patents is mentioned in the context of PTAB data) [cite: Petitioner:]
    • Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated.
    • Jurisdiction: PTAB
    • Case Number: IPR2018-00463 [cite: PTAB case IPR2018-00463 filed (Settlement)]
    • Filing Date: Not explicitly stated.
    • Outcome/Status: Settlement [cite: PTAB case IPR2018-00463 filed (Settlement)].

  • Case 3:

    • Petitioner: Not explicitly stated (Unified Patents is mentioned in the context of PTAB data) [cite: Petitioner:]
    • Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated.
    • Jurisdiction: PTAB
    • Case Number: CBM2016-00066 [cite: PTAB case CBM2016-00066 filed (Settlement)]
    • Filing Date: Not explicitly stated.
    • Outcome/Status: Settlement [cite: PTAB case CBM2016-00066 filed (Settlement)].

  • Case 4:

    • Petitioner: Not explicitly stated (Unified Patents is mentioned in the context of PTAB data) [cite: Petitioner:]
    • Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated.
    • Jurisdiction: PTAB
    • Case Number: IPR2016-01004 [cite: PTAB case IPR2016-01004 filed (Settlement)]
    • Filing Date: Not explicitly stated.
    • Outcome/Status: Settlement [cite: PTAB case IPR2016-01004 filed (Settlement)].

The provided text from Google Patents includes a section titled "Family has litigation" which lists several district court cases and PTAB (Patent Trial and Appeal Board) cases associated with US7055169B2. The current assignee for US7055169 is OpenTV Inc. [cite: Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the list.)]. While the plaintiffs are not always explicitly named in the snippets for each specific case, it is generally understood that the patent assignee (OpenTV Inc. in this instance) would be the plaintiff in infringement suits. The defendants are not specified in the provided patent document for these cases. The filing dates are also not explicitly provided for these individual litigation entries, but the patent's filing date is 2003-04-21 [cite: Filing date] and publication date is 2006-05-30 [cite: Publication date]. The patent expired on 2023-09-28 [cite: Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)].Known litigation involving US patent 7055169 is detailed below. The patent's current assignee is OpenTV Inc. [cite: Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the list.)]. For District Court cases, the plaintiff is assumed to be OpenTV Inc. as the patent owner, although specific plaintiffs are not always explicitly stated in the provided snippets. Defendants are generally not specified in the given information.

District Court Litigation:

  • Case Number: 5:15-cv-02008

    • Plaintiff(s): OpenTV Inc. (assumed)
    • Defendant(s): Not specified.
    • Jurisdiction: California Northern District Court [cite: US case filed in California Northern District Court]
    • Filing Date: Not specified.
    • Outcome/Status: Litigation filed. [cite: US case filed in California Northern District Court]

  • Case Number: 4:15-cv-02008

    • Plaintiff(s): OpenTV Inc. (assumed)
    • Defendant(s): Not specified.
    • Jurisdiction: California Northern District Court [cite: US case filed in California Northern District Court]
    • Filing Date: Not specified.
    • Outcome/Status: Litigation filed. [cite: US case filed in California Northern District Court]

  • Case Number: 2:17-cv-03919

    • Plaintiff(s): OpenTV Inc. (assumed)
    • Defendant(s): Not specified.
    • Jurisdiction: California Central District Court [cite: US case filed in California Central District Court]
    • Filing Date: Not specified.
    • Outcome/Status: Litigation filed. [cite: US case filed in California Central District Court]

  • Case Number: 3:14-cv-01525

    • Plaintiff(s): OpenTV Inc. (assumed)
    • Defendant(s): Not specified.
    • Jurisdiction: California Northern District Court [cite: US case filed in California Northern District Court]
    • Filing Date: Not specified.
    • Outcome/Status: Litigation filed. [cite: US case filed in California Northern District Court]

  • Case Number: 3:14-cv-01723

    • Plaintiff(s): OpenTV Inc. (assumed)
    • Defendant(s): Not specified.
    • Jurisdiction: California Northern District Court [cite: US case filed in California Northern District Court]
    • Filing Date: Not specified.
    • Outcome/Status: Litigation filed. [cite: US case filed in California Northern District Court]

  • Case Number: 6:15-cv-00951

    • Plaintiff(s): OpenTV Inc. (assumed)
    • Defendant(s): Not specified.
    • Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court [cite: US case filed in Texas Eastern District Court]
    • Filing Date: Not specified.
    • Outcome/Status: Litigation filed. [cite: US case filed in Texas Eastern District Court]

  • Case Number: 3:16-cv-02433

    • Plaintiff(s): OpenTV Inc. (assumed)
    • Defendant(s): Not specified.
    • Jurisdiction: California Northern District Court [cite: US case filed in California Northern District Court]
    • Filing Date: Not specified.
    • Outcome/Status: Litigation filed. [cite: US case filed in California Northern District Court]

  • Case Number: 2:17-cv-00031

    • Plaintiff(s): OpenTV Inc. (assumed)
    • Defendant(s): Not specified.
    • Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court [cite: US case filed in Texas Eastern District Court]
    • Filing Date: Not specified.
    • Outcome/Status: Litigation filed. [cite: US case filed in Texas Eastern District Court]

  • Case Number: 5:16-cv-00349

    • Plaintiff(s): OpenTV Inc. (assumed)
    • Defendant(s): Not specified.
    • Jurisdiction: California Northern District Court [cite: US case filed in California Northern District Court]
    • Filing Date: Not specified.
    • Outcome/Status: Litigation filed. [cite: US case filed in California Northern District Court]

  • Case Number: 1:12-cv-01733

    • Plaintiff(s): OpenTV Inc. (assumed)
    • Defendant(s): Not specified.
    • Jurisdiction: Delaware District Court [cite: US case filed in Delaware District Court]
    • Filing Date: Not specified.
    • Outcome/Status: Litigation filed. [cite: US case filed in Delaware District Court]

  • Case Number: 1:24-cv-01301

    • Plaintiff(s): OpenTV Inc. (assumed)
    • Defendant(s): Not specified.
    • Jurisdiction: Delaware District Court [cite: US case filed in Delaware District Court]
    • Filing Date: Not specified.
    • Outcome/Status: Litigation filed. [cite: US case filed in Delaware District Court]

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Cases:

  • Case Number: IPR2025-01184

    • Petitioner: Not explicitly stated (Unified Patents is associated with PTAB data) [cite: Petitioner:]
    • Defendant(s): Not specified.
    • Jurisdiction: PTAB
    • Filing Date: Not specified.
    • Outcome/Status: Not Instituted - Procedural. [cite: PTAB case IPR2025-01184 filed (Not Instituted - Procedural)]

  • Case Number: IPR2018-00463

    • Petitioner: Not explicitly stated (Unified Patents is associated with PTAB data) [cite: Petitioner:]
    • Defendant(s): Not specified.
    • Jurisdiction: PTAB
    • Filing Date: Not specified.
    • Outcome/Status: Settlement. [cite: PTAB case IPR2018-00463 filed (Settlement)]

  • Case Number: CBM2016-00066

    • Petitioner: Not explicitly stated (Unified Patents is associated with PTAB data) [cite: Petitioner:]
    • Defendant(s): Not specified.
    • Jurisdiction: PTAB
    • Filing Date: Not specified.
    • Outcome/Status: Settlement. [cite: PTAB case CBM2016-00066 filed (Settlement)]

  • Case Number: IPR2016-01004

    • Petitioner: Not explicitly stated (Unified Patents is associated with PTAB data) [cite: Petitioner:]
    • Defendant(s): Not specified.
    • Jurisdiction: PTAB
    • Filing Date: Not specified.
    • Outcome/Status: Settlement. [cite: PTAB case IPR2016-01004 filed (Settlement)]

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