Patent 7706641
Litigation summary
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.
- IPR2025-01441IPRfiled Aug 22, 2025vs. CYBERSECURE IPS, LLC et al.Institution Denied
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Cases on file (1)
Group view →Specific litigation cases in our database that name US patent 7706641. The free-form analysis below may also discuss cases beyond this list.
- Untitled casefiled Aug 22, 2025IPR2025-01441Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)Not Instituted - Merits
Litigation summary
Past and pending lawsuits — plaintiffs, defendants, jurisdictions, outcomes, and notable rulings.
US7706641B2 - Monitoring individual fibers of an optical cable for intrusion - Google Patents.
Litigation:
- First worldwide family litigation filed.
Link: https://patents.darts-ip.com/?family=[37948222](/patent/37948222)&utm_source=google_patent&utm_medium=platform_link&utm_campaign=public_patent_search&patent=[US7706641](/patent/US7706641)(B2) - PTAB case IPR2025-01441 filed (Not Instituted - Merits).
Link: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/ptab/case/IPR2025-01441
Petitioner: Unified Patents - US case filed in Virginia Eastern District Court.
Link: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/litigation/Virginia%20Eastern%20District%20Court/case/3%3A25-cv-00268
Jurisdiction: Virginia Eastern District Court - US case filed in Virginia Eastern District Court.
Link: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/litigation/Virginia%20Eastern%20District%20Court/case/1%3A25-cv-00590
Jurisdiction: Virginia Eastern District Court - US case filed in Maryland District Court.
Link: https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/litigation/Maryland%20District%20Court/case/8%3A25-cv-01974
Jurisdiction: Maryland District Court
https://patents.google.com/patent/US7706641B2/en
As of April 26, 2026, the following litigation involving US Patent 7,706,641 is known:
PTAB Case IPR2025-01441
- Petitioner: Unified Patents
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet, but typically the patent owner (Network Integrity Systems Inc.)
- Jurisdiction: Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)
- Case Number: IPR2025-01441
- Filing Date: The effective date for the IPR filing is listed as 2025-08-22 in the Legal Events section of the patent, but the Unified Patents portal indicates "filed" without a specific date in the summary. For precision, the "Effective date" from the Legal Events section is preferred: August 22, 2025.
- Outcome/Current Status: Not Instituted - Merits
US Case filed in Virginia Eastern District Court
- Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated
- Jurisdiction: Virginia Eastern District Court
- Case Number: 3:25-cv-00268
- Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet.
- Outcome/Current Status: Active litigation; no outcome yet.
US Case filed in Virginia Eastern District Court
- Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated
- Jurisdiction: Virginia Eastern District Court
- Case Number: 1:25-cv-00590
- Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet.
- Outcome/Current Status: Active litigation; no outcome yet.
US Case filed in Maryland District Court
- Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated
- Jurisdiction: Maryland District Court
- Case Number: 8:25-cv-01974
- Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the provided snippet.
- Outcome/Current Status: Active litigation; no outcome yet.
There is also a general mention of "First worldwide family litigation filed" for the patent family, with a link to Darts-ip, but specific case details (plaintiff, defendant, jurisdiction, case number, filing date, and outcome) are not provided in the readily accessible Google Patents information for that entry.
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