Patent 7916180

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 (3)

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Specific litigation cases in our database that name US patent 7916180. The free-form analysis below may also discuss cases beyond this list.

Litigation summary

Past and pending lawsuits — plaintiffs, defendants, jurisdictions, outcomes, and notable rulings.

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US Patent 7916180 (US7916180B2) is currently involved in both inter partes review (IPR) proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and district court litigation.

Here's a summary of the known litigation:

I. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Proceedings

  • Case Number: IPR2025-00339
  • Case Name: Unified Patents, LLC v. Intellectual Ventures II LLC
  • Plaintiff(s): Unified Patents, LLC
  • Defendant(s): Intellectual Ventures II LLC (Patent Owner)
  • Jurisdiction: Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)
  • Filing Date: 2024-03-01
  • Outcome/Current Status: Pending - Instituted. The PTAB instituted trial on claims 1-20, 22-26, and 28-30, finding a reasonable likelihood that these claims are unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over combinations of prior art including U.S. Patent No. 6,801,241 (Yamada), U.S. Patent No. 7,057,651 (Miyashita), and U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0070685 (Tanaka). The Final Written Decision is anticipated by approximately September 2025.

II. District Court Litigation

  • Jurisdiction: Texas Western District Court

  • Case Number: 6:24-cv-00188

  • Plaintiff(s): Intellectual Ventures II LLC (implied, as they are the current assignee and typically patent holders initiate such suits)

  • Defendant(s): Not specified in the provided information, but generally, district court cases are infringement suits brought against an alleged infringer.

  • Filing Date: 2024 (specific day/month not provided)

  • Outcome/Current Status: Pending litigation.

  • Jurisdiction: Texas Western District Court

  • Case Number: 1:24-cv-00390

  • Plaintiff(s): Intellectual Ventures II LLC (implied)

  • Defendant(s): Not specified in the provided information.

  • Filing Date: 2024 (specific day/month not provided)

  • Outcome/Current Status: Pending litigation.

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