Patent 7969880
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 (4)
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- Athena Security Inc v. Google LLCfiled Apr 20, 20267:26-cv-00158Texas Western District CourtOpen
Defendants: Google LLC
Other patents asserted: 7702742, 8250357, 9503421
The accused products include Google's cloud services, such as its VPN, computing instances, and security operations, as well as the physical switches used in its data centers.
- Athena Security, LLP v. Dell Technologies, Inc.filed Jan 23, 20267:26-cv-00025U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texasactive and ongoing
Defendants: Dell Technologies, Inc.
- Athena Security, LLP v. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Companyfiled Dec 23, 20252:25-cv-01252U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texasactive and ongoing
Defendants: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texasongoing
Defendants: Cisco Systems, Inc.
Litigation summary
Past and pending lawsuits — plaintiffs, defendants, jurisdictions, outcomes, and notable rulings.
IV. Litigation History
Based on a review of the patent documentation and public litigation records, US Patent No. 7,969,880 ('880 patent) has been asserted in multiple lawsuits by its current owner, Athena Security, LLP. The litigation campaign appears to have commenced in late 2025, following the patent's assignment to Athena Security, LLP from Palisade Technologies, LLP on November 19, 2025.
Known litigation involving US Patent 7,969,880 includes:
Case 1: Athena Security, LLP v. Google LLC
- Plaintiff: Athena Security, LLP
- Defendant: Google LLC
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- Case Number: 7:26-cv-00158
- Filing Date: April 20, 2026
- Status/Outcome: The complaint alleges that Google's Cloud VPN, Jupiter datacenter switches, and security operations systems infringe on the '880 patent, among others. The case is currently in its early stages.
Case 2: Athena Security, LLP v. Dell Technologies, Inc.
- Plaintiff: Athena Security, LLP
- Defendant: Dell Technologies, Inc.
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- Case Number: 7:26-cv-00025
- Filing Date: January 23, 2026
- Status/Outcome: This case is active and ongoing.
Case 3: Athena Security, LLP v. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
- Plaintiff: Athena Security, LLP
- Defendant: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- Case Number: 2:25-cv-01252
- Filing Date: December 23, 2025
- Status/Outcome: This case is active and ongoing.
Case 4: Athena Security, LLP v. Cisco Systems, Inc.
- Plaintiff: Athena Security, LLP
- Defendant: Cisco Systems, Inc.
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- Case Number: (Not specified in search results, but litigation is noted)
- Filing Date: (Not specified in search results)
- Status/Outcome: Public sources indicate that a suit was filed against Cisco Systems Inc. as part of Athena's broader campaign, but specific docket information was not immediately available in the search results. The case is presumed to be ongoing.
The current assignee, Athena Security, LLP, is actively enforcing this patent as part of a portfolio of networking and security-related patents against major technology companies. All identified cases were filed in either the Western or Eastern Districts of Texas and are currently pending.
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