Patent 8265353
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.
- IPR2025-01064IPRfiled May 30, 2025vs. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. et al.Terminated-Settled
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Cases on file (3)
Group view →Specific litigation cases in our database that name US patent 8265353. The free-form analysis below may also discuss cases beyond this list.
- Volkswagen Group Of America Inc. v. Longhorn Automotive Group LLCfiled May 30, 2025IPR2025-01064Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the USPTOterminated Apr 2, 2026Settled
Defendants: Longhorn Automotive Group LLC
- Longhorn Automotive Group LLC v. Volvo Car Corp. et al.filed Jul 31, 2024US District Court for the Eastern District of Texasactive
Defendants: Volvo Car Corp. and AB Volvo
- 2:24-cv-00686Texas Eastern District Court
Litigation summary
Past and pending lawsuits — plaintiffs, defendants, jurisdictions, outcomes, and notable rulings.
Here is a list of known litigation involving US patent 8265353:
1. Inter Partes Review (PTAB)
- Case Number: IPR2025-01064
- Plaintiff(s) / Petitioner: Volkswagen Group Of America Inc.
- Defendant(s) / Patent Owner: Longhorn Automotive Group LLC
- Jurisdiction: Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the USPTO
- Filing Date: May 30, 2025
- Outcome or Current Status: Settlement, terminated on April 2, 2026. The Director's Discretionary Decision, issued on October 10, 2025, indicated that institution was not denied, and the case was referred to the Board to handle in the normal course.
2. District Court Litigation (Eastern District of Texas)
Unified Patents and Google Patents list several district court cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas involving US patent 8265353. While specific plaintiff(s) and defendant(s) for each case number are not fully detailed in the provided search snippets, Longhorn Automotive Group LLC is identified as the current assignee of the patent and has been asserting it. Nissan has been identified as a defendant in at least one such assertion.
The following case numbers have been identified as involving US Patent 8265353 in the Eastern District of Texas, all filed in 2024:
- Case Number: 2:24-cv-00686 [cite: The Google Patents page for US8265353B2 lists this case number, linked to Unified Patents.]
- Case Number: 2:24-cv-00933 [cite: The Google Patents page for US8265353B2 lists this case number, linked to Unified Patents.]
- Case Number: 2:24-cv-00685 [cite: The Google Patents page for US8265353B2 lists this case number, linked to Unified Patents.]
- Case Number: 2:24-cv-00603 [cite: The Google Patents page for US8265353B2 lists this case number, linked to Unified Patents.]
- Case Number: 2:24-cv-00554 [cite: The Google Patents page for US8265353B2 lists this case number, linked to Unified Patents.]
- Case Number: 2:24-cv-00397 [cite: The Google Patents page for US8265353B2 lists this case number, linked to Unified Patents.]
Known Details for Eastern District of Texas cases (where available from snippets):
- Plaintiff(s): Longhorn Automotive Group LLC (as patent owner/asserting entity)
- Defendant(s): Nissan (at least one case)
- Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court [cite: The Google Patents page for US8265353B2 lists these cases in the Texas Eastern District Court.]
- Filing Dates: All cases listed above were filed in 2024. [cite: The Google Patents page for US8265353B2 lists these cases with 2024 filing information.]
- Outcome or Current Status: As of October 10, 2025, a district court trial involving the challenged patent was scheduled for August 17, 2026, though time-to-trial statistics suggested it might begin in January 2027. The current status of these individual cases is not definitively provided in the search results beyond their existence and the general timeline for a district court trial.
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