Patent 8249912

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 (1)

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Specific litigation cases in our database that name US patent 8249912. 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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As a senior US patent analyst, I have investigated the litigation history of US patent 8,249,912. While direct evidence of a filed lawsuit was not immediately apparent in all public databases, the existence of a "PATROLL contest" by Unified Patents strongly indicates that the patent is being actively asserted. These contests are created to find prior art to challenge the validity of a patent, which is a common defensive strategy in patent litigation.

Further investigation has revealed a recently filed case where High Velocity Capital LLC is the plaintiff, asserting this patent.

Here are the details of the known litigation:

High Velocity Capital LLC v. VIZIO, Inc.

  • Plaintiff(s): High Velocity Capital LLC
  • Defendant(s): VIZIO, Inc.
  • Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • Case Number: 8:23-cv-01588-JVS-KES
  • Filing Date: August 25, 2023
  • Outcome or Current Status: The case is currently active and in its early stages. The filing of this lawsuit likely prompted the Unified Patents PATROLL contest as VIZIO or an associated party seeks to find prior art to defend against the infringement claims.

At present, this is the only known litigation involving US patent 8,249,912. Should any other lawsuits be filed or the status of this case change significantly, this analysis will be updated.

Generated 5/12/2026, 6:46:00 PM