Patent 7904686
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.
- IPR2025-01491IPRfiled Aug 29, 2025vs. FedEx Corporation et al.Discretionary Denial
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Cases on file (2)
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- FEDEX CORPORATION et al. v. VALTRUS INNOVATIONS LIMITEDfiled Aug 29, 2025IPR2025-01491Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)Not Instituted - Procedural
Defendants: VALTRUS INNOVATIONS LIMITED
- 2:25-cv-00517Texas Eastern District CourtActive
Litigation summary
Past and pending lawsuits — plaintiffs, defendants, jurisdictions, outcomes, and notable rulings.
Known litigation involving US patent 7904686 is listed below, based on the provided patent text. For district court cases, specific plaintiff(s), defendant(s), and precise filing dates are not explicitly stated within the provided Google Patents listing but would typically be available via the linked Unified Patents case pages.
PTAB Inter Partes Review (IPR)
- Plaintiff(s) (Petitioner): FEDEX CORPORATION, FEDEX OFFICE AND PRINT SERVICES, INC., FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION, AND FEDEX DATAWORKS
- Defendant(s) (Patent Owner): VALTRUS INNOVATIONS LIMITED (current assignee of the patent)
- Jurisdiction: Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)
- Case Number: IPR2025-01491
- Filing Date: 2025-08-29 (Effective date)
- Outcome or Current Status: Not Instituted - Procedural
US District Court Case in Texas Eastern District Court (Critical)
- Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided text.
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided text.
- Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court
- Case Number: 2:25-cv-00517
- Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the provided text (case number implies a 2025 filing year).
- Outcome or Current Status: Active ("Critical")
US District Court Case in Washington Western District Court
- Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided text.
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided text.
- Jurisdiction: Washington Western District Court
- Case Number: 2:25-cv-01859
- Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the provided text (case number implies a 2025 filing year).
- Outcome or Current Status: Litigation
US District Court Case in Texas Eastern District Court
- Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided text.
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided text.
- Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court
- Case Number: 2:25-cv-00081
- Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the provided text (case number implies a 2025 filing year).
- Outcome or Current Status: Litigation
US District Court Case in Texas Eastern District Court
- Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided text.
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided text.
- Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court
- Case Number: 2:25-cv-00516
- Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the provided text (case number implies a 2025 filing year).
- Outcome or Current Status: Litigation
US District Court Case in California Northern District Court
- Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided text.
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided text.
- Jurisdiction: California Northern District Court
- Case Number: 3:26-cv-00363
- Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the provided text (case number implies a 2026 filing year).
- Outcome or Current Status: Litigation
US District Court Case in New York Southern District Court
- Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided text.
- Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided text.
- Jurisdiction: New York Southern District Court
- Case Number: 1:25-cv-06138
- Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the provided text (case number implies a 2025 filing year).
- Outcome or Current Status: Litigation
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