Patent 8370416
Litigation summary
Past and pending lawsuits — plaintiffs, defendants, jurisdictions, outcomes, and notable rulings.
Active provider: Google · gemini-2.5-pro
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.
- IPR2026-00060IPRfiled Oct 14, 2025vs. FedEx Corporation et al.Discretionary Denial
Cached for 24 hours. Status strings are sourced verbatim from the PTAB API; the colored badge is our heuristic classification.
Cases on file (5)
Group view →Specific litigation cases in our database that name US patent 8370416. The free-form analysis below may also discuss cases beyond this list.
- Starbucks Corporation v. Valtrus Innovations Ltd. et al.filed Sep 25, 20252:25-cv-01859U.S. District Court for the Western District of WashingtonActive
Defendants: Valtrus Innovations Ltd. and Key Patent Innovations Ltd.
- NetApp, Inc. v. Valtrus Innovations Ltd. et al.filed Jul 25, 20251:25-cv-06138U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New YorkActive
Defendants: Valtrus Innovations Ltd. and Key Patent Innovations Ltd.
- Valtrus Innovations Ltd. et al. v. FedEx Corporation et al.filed May 9, 20252:25-cv-00516U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of TexasActive
Defendants: FedEx Corporation and FedEx Office and Print Services, Inc.
- Valtrus Innovations Ltd. et al. v. NetApp, Inc.filed May 9, 20252:25-cv-00517U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of TexasActive
Defendants: NetApp, Inc.
- IPR2026-00060United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal BoardOngoing
Defendants: Valtrus Innovations Ltd.
Litigation summary
Past and pending lawsuits — plaintiffs, defendants, jurisdictions, outcomes, and notable rulings.
As of April 26, 2026, US patent 8,370,416 has been the subject of several known litigation and administrative proceedings. The patent owner, Valtrus Innovations Ltd., often in conjunction with Key Patent Innovations Ltd., has been actively asserting the patent against multiple companies. The known cases are detailed below.
Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Proceeding
An Inter Partes Review (IPR) was initiated to challenge the validity of US patent 8,370,416.
- Petitioner: FedEx Corporation and FedEx Office and Print Services, Inc.
- Patent Owner: Valtrus Innovations Ltd.
- Jurisdiction: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board
- Case Number: IPR2026-00060
- Filing Date: The petition was filed leading to this case number in late 2025 or early 2026.
- Outcome or Current Status: The proceeding is ongoing. The Patent Owner has filed a brief requesting discretionary denial of the institution of the IPR, citing multiple concurrent district court litigations. A final decision on whether to institute the review is pending.
District Court Litigation
US patent 8,370,416 has been asserted in several district court cases, and has also been the subject of declaratory judgment actions.
Case: Valtrus Innovations Ltd. and Key Patent Innovations Ltd. v. FedEx Corporation and FedEx Office and Print Services, Inc.
- Plaintiff(s): Valtrus Innovations Ltd. and Key Patent Innovations Ltd.
- Defendant(s): FedEx Corporation and FedEx Office and Print Services, Inc.
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- Case Number: 2:25-cv-00516
- Filing Date: May 9, 2025
- Outcome or Current Status: The case is currently active and ongoing. It is the lead case for pretrial consolidation with the NetApp litigation.
Case: Valtrus Innovations Ltd. and Key Patent Innovations Ltd. v. NetApp, Inc.
- Plaintiff(s): Valtrus Innovations Ltd. and Key Patent Innovations Ltd.
- Defendant(s): NetApp, Inc.
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- Case Number: 2:25-cv-00517
- Filing Date: May 9, 2025
- Outcome or Current Status: The case is active and has been consolidated for all pretrial issues with the lead case, 2:25-cv-00516, against FedEx.
Case: NetApp, Inc. v. Valtrus Innovations Ltd. and Key Patent Innovations Ltd.
- Plaintiff(s): NetApp, Inc.
- Defendant(s): Valtrus Innovations Ltd. and Key Patent Innovations Ltd.
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Case Number: 1:25-cv-06138
- Filing Date: July 25, 2025
- Outcome or Current Status: This is a declaratory judgment action. The case is active, with the defendants having filed a motion to dismiss.
Case: Starbucks Corporation v. Valtrus Innovations Ltd. and Key Patent Innovations Ltd.
- Plaintiff(s): Starbucks Corporation
- Defendant(s): Valtrus Innovations Ltd. and Key Patent Innovations Ltd.
- Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
- Case Number: 2:25-cv-01859
- Filing Date: September 25, 2025
- Outcome or Current Status: This is a declaratory judgment action for non-infringement and/or invalidity concerning multiple patents, including US 8,370,416. The case is currently active.
Generated 5/12/2026, 11:43:05 PM