Patent 7173177
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)
Group view →Specific litigation cases in our database that name US patent 7173177. The free-form analysis below may also discuss cases beyond this list.
- 2:19-cv-00368Texas Eastern District CourtLitigation (Critical)
Litigation summary
Past and pending lawsuits — plaintiffs, defendants, jurisdictions, outcomes, and notable rulings.
US Patent 7173177 has been involved in several litigation proceedings. The known cases, primarily identified through Unified Patents, are detailed below. For many of the District Court cases, the specific plaintiff(s) and defendant(s) are not explicitly stated in the provided snippets, but the current assignee of the patent is Cedar Lane Technologies Inc.. Similarly, filing dates are often inferred from the case numbers.
Here is a list of known litigation involving US patent 7173177:
US case filed in Texas Eastern District Court
- Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court
- Case Number: 2:19-cv-00368
- Filing Date: Circa 2019 (inferred from case number)
- Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated (likely Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. as current assignee)
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated
- Outcome/Current Status: Litigation (Critical)
US case filed in Texas Northern District Court
- Jurisdiction: Texas Northern District Court
- Case Number: 3:20-cv-01103
- Filing Date: Circa 2020 (inferred from case number)
- Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated (likely Cedar Lane Technologies Inc.)
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated
- Outcome/Current Status: Litigation
PTAB case IPR2020-00006 filed (Final Written Decision)
- Jurisdiction: Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)
- Case Number: IPR2020-00006
- Filing Date: Circa 2020 (inferred from case number)
- Plaintiff(s)/Petitioner: Not explicitly stated (Unified Patents is often a petitioner in IPRs)
- Defendant(s)/Patent Owner: Not explicitly stated (likely Cedar Lane Technologies Inc.)
- Outcome/Current Status: Final Written Decision
US case filed in Texas Western District Court
- Jurisdiction: Texas Western District Court
- Case Number: 6:20-cv-00988
- Filing Date: Circa 2020 (inferred from case number)
- Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated (likely Cedar Lane Technologies Inc.)
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated
- Outcome/Current Status: Litigation
US case filed in Texas Western District Court
- Jurisdiction: Texas Western District Court
- Case Number: 6:20-cv-00949
- Filing Date: Circa 2020 (inferred from case number)
- Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated (likely Cedar Lane Technologies Inc.)
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated
- Outcome/Current Status: Litigation
US case filed in Texas Western District Court
- Jurisdiction: Texas Western District Court
- Case Number: 6:20-cv-00947
- Filing Date: Circa 2020 (inferred from case number)
- Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated (likely Cedar Lane Technologies Inc.)
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated
- Outcome/Current Status: Litigation
US case filed in Texas Western District Court
- Jurisdiction: Texas Western District Court
- Case Number: 1:20-cv-00501
- Filing Date: Circa 2020 (inferred from case number)
- Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated (likely Cedar Lane Technologies Inc.)
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated
- Outcome/Current Status: Litigation
US case filed in Delaware District Court
- Jurisdiction: Delaware District Court
- Case Number: 1:19-cv-00373
- Filing Date: Circa 2019 (inferred from case number)
- Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated (likely Cedar Lane Technologies Inc.)
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated
- Outcome/Current Status: Litigation
US case filed in New York Southern District Court
- Jurisdiction: New York Southern District Court
- Case Number: 1:20-cv-03635
- Filing Date: Circa 2020 (inferred from case number)
- Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated (likely Cedar Lane Technologies Inc.)
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated
- Outcome/Current Status: Litigation
US case filed in New York Southern District Court
- Jurisdiction: New York Southern District Court
- Case Number: 1:20-cv-03159
- Filing Date: Circa 2020 (inferred from case number)
- Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated (likely Cedar Lane Technologies Inc.)
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated
- Outcome/Current Status: Litigation
US case filed in Illinois Northern District Court
- Jurisdiction: Illinois Northern District Court
- Case Number: 1:20-cv-06021
- Filing Date: Circa 2020 (inferred from case number)
- Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated (likely Cedar Lane Technologies Inc.)
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated
- Outcome/Current Status: Litigation
US case filed in Delaware District Court
- Jurisdiction: Delaware District Court
- Case Number: 1:20-cv-01370
- Filing Date: Circa 2020 (inferred from case number)
- Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated (likely Cedar Lane Technologies Inc.)
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated
- Outcome/Current Status: Litigation
US case filed in Delaware District Court
- Jurisdiction: Delaware District Court
- Case Number: 1:20-cv-00473
- Filing Date: Circa 2020 (inferred from case number)
- Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated (likely Cedar Lane Technologies Inc.)
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated
- Outcome/Current Status: Litigation
First worldwide family litigation filed
- Jurisdiction: Not explicitly stated (indicated as "worldwide family")
- Case Number: Not explicitly stated
- Filing Date: Not explicitly stated
- Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated
- Outcome/Current Status: Litigation
US case filed in Colorado District Court
- Jurisdiction: Colorado District Court
- Case Number: 1:20-cv-03037
- Filing Date: Circa 2020 (inferred from case number)
- Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated (likely Cedar Lane Technologies Inc.)
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated
- Outcome/Current Status: Litigation
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