Patent 7606156
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Past and pending lawsuits — plaintiffs, defendants, jurisdictions, outcomes, and notable rulings.
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PTAB activity (1)
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.
- IPR2025-01373IPRfiled Aug 4, 2025vs. Red Hat, Inc.Discretionary Denial
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Cases on file (2)
Group view →Specific litigation cases in our database that name US patent 7606156. The free-form analysis below may also discuss cases beyond this list.
- IPR2025-01373Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)Not Instituted - Procedural
Defendants: Competitive Access Systems Inc.
- 4:25-cv-00948Texas Northern District CourtActive litigation
Litigation summary
Past and pending lawsuits — plaintiffs, defendants, jurisdictions, outcomes, and notable rulings.
I have searched for litigation involving US patent 7606156. Here's a summary of the known cases:
Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Cases:
- Case Number: IPR2025-01373
- Plaintiff(s): Undisclosed Petitioner (Unified Patents data indicates "Petitioner")
- Defendant(s): Competitive Access Systems Inc. (Unified Patents data indicates "Patent Owner")
- Jurisdiction: Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)
- Filing Date: (Not explicitly provided in snippet, but the IPR number suggests 2025)
- Outcome/Current Status: Not Instituted - Procedural
US District Court Cases:
Case Number: 4:25-cv-00948
- Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly provided in snippet.
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly provided in snippet.
- Jurisdiction: Texas Northern District Court
- Filing Date: (Not explicitly provided in snippet, but the case number suggests 2025)
- Outcome/Current Status: Active litigation
Case Number: 4:25-cv-00886
- Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly provided in snippet.
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly provided in snippet.
- Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court
- Filing Date: (Not explicitly provided in snippet, but the case number suggests 2025)
- Outcome/Current Status: Active litigation
Case Number: 5:24-cv-00505
- Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly provided in snippet.
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly provided in snippet.
- Jurisdiction: North Carolina Eastern District Court
- Filing Date: (Not explicitly provided in snippet, but the case number suggests 2024)
- Outcome/Current Status: Active litigation
Case Number: 4:24-cv-00130
- Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly provided in snippet.
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly provided in snippet.
- Jurisdiction: North Carolina Eastern District Court
- Filing Date: (Not explicitly provided in snippet, but the case number suggests 2024)
- Outcome/Current Status: Active litigation
Case Number: 5:25-cv-04595
- Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly provided in snippet.
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly provided in snippet.
- Jurisdiction: California Northern District Court
- Filing Date: (Not explicitly provided in snippet, but the case number suggests 2025)
- Outcome/Current Status: Active litigation
Case Number: 3:25-cv-04595
- Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly provided in snippet.
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly provided in snippet.
- Jurisdiction: California Northern District Court
- Filing Date: (Not explicitly provided in snippet, but the case number suggests 2025)
- Outcome/Current Status: Active litigation
Please note that for the District Court cases, the specific plaintiffs and defendants were not fully detailed in the provided search snippets, beyond indicating "US case filed". For more detailed information, especially regarding parties and full outcomes, one would typically need to access the full case documents from sources like PACER or specialized litigation databases such as Darts-ip or Unified Patents, which often require subscriptions.
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