Litigation summary

As of April 26, 2026, US Patent 7,519,814 B2, titled "System for containerization of application sets," has been the subject of multiple litigation proceedings, including infringement lawsuits and a challenge to its validity at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). The patent's current assignee, Virtamove Corp. (formerly Appzero Software Corp.), has asserted its rights against several major technology companies.

Here is a summary of the known litigation involving US Patent 7,519,814:

District Court Litigation

1. Virtamove Corp. v. International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) & Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (HPE)

• Plaintiff: Virtamove Corp.
• Defendants: International Business Machines Corp.; Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
• Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
• Case Number: 2:24-cv-00093 (Initial case possibly consolidated)
• Filing Date: Early 2024.
• Status/Outcome: The lawsuits against IBM and HPE were consolidated in April 2024. As of October 14, 2025, Virtamove and IBM were in the process of finalizing a settlement. A second lawsuit was filed by Virtamove against IBM in the Eastern District of Texas under case number 2:25-cv-00619.

2. Virtamove Corp. v. Google LLC

• Plaintiff: Virtamove Corp.
• Defendant: Google LLC
• Jurisdiction: Initially filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, then transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
• Case Number: 5:25-cv-00860 (in N.D. Cal.).
• Filing Date: January 31, 2024 (in W.D. Tex.).
• Status/Outcome: On November 28, 2025, the Northern District of California court partially granted Google's motion to dismiss, dismissing claims of induced and contributory infringement. However, the central claim of direct infringement survived.

3. Virtamove Corp. v. Amazon.com Inc.

• Plaintiff: Virtamove Corp.
• Defendant: Amazon.com Inc.
• Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (subject to a potential transfer).
• Case Number: Information not fully available in the provided results.
• Filing Date: 2024.
• Status/Outcome: Virtamove indicated its intent to petition the Federal Circuit to reverse a convenience transfer of this case, similar to its action in the Google case.

4. Virtamove Corp. v. Oracle Corp.

• Plaintiff: Virtamove Corp.
• Defendant: Oracle Corp.
• Jurisdiction: Likely a U.S. District Court.
• Case Number: Information not available in the provided results.
• Filing Date: Mentioned in a report from October 2025.
• Status/Outcome: Ongoing.

5. Virtamove Corp. v. Microsoft Corp.

• Plaintiff: Virtamove Corp.
• Defendant: Microsoft Corp.
• Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court.
• Case Number: Information not available.
• Filing Date: December 2024.
• Status/Outcome: Ongoing.

6. Red Hat, Inc. v. Virtamove, Corp.

• Plaintiff: Red Hat, Inc. (subsidiary of IBM)
• Defendant: Virtamove, Corp.
• Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
• Case Number: 5:24-cv-04740-PCP.
• Filing Date: August 2024.
• Status/Outcome: On April 21, 2025, the court granted Virtamove's motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Red Hat had sought a declaratory judgment that its technology did not infringe the '814 patent.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) & Federal Circuit

1. Google LLC v. Virtamove, Corp. (IPR)

• Petitioner: Google LLC
• Patent Owner: Virtamove, Corp.
• Jurisdiction: Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)
• Case Number: IPR2025-00487.
• Filing Date: January 30, 2025.
• Status/Outcome: Google filed a petition for Inter Partes Review to challenge the validity of the '814 patent. This led to an appeal at the Federal Circuit.

2. Google LLC v. Virtamove, Corp. (Federal Circuit Appeal)

• Appellant: Google LLC
• Appellee: Virtamove, Corp.
• Jurisdiction: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• Case Number: 26-111.
• Filing Date: Late 2025.
• Status/Outcome: On January 27, 2026, the Federal Circuit denied Google's petition, upholding the patent's validity against Google's challenge. This decision strengthens Virtamove's position in its ongoing infringement litigation.