Litigation summary

As a patent attorney, I have reviewed the provided information from Google Patents and conducted supplementary searches on Unified Patents and PacerMonitor to identify litigation involving US patent 8471812. The current assignee of the patent is Pointwise Ventures LLC, and they appear as the plaintiff in most of the district court cases.

Here is a list of known litigation involving US Patent 8471812, including details available as of April 26, 2026:

District Court Cases (Pointwise Ventures LLC as Plaintiff):

1. Plaintiff(s): Pointwise Ventures LLC

   • Defendant(s): SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.
   • Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court
   • Case Number: 2:24-cv-00190
   • Filing Date: March 17, 2024
   • Outcome/Current Status: Closed on June 7, 2024. (Note: There appears to be another case with the same case number in a different jurisdiction (Wyoming) and regarding a data incident, so ensuring the context of the patent litigation is important.)

2. Plaintiff(s): Pointwise Ventures LLC

   • Defendant(s): Meta Platforms
   • Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court
   • Case Number: 2:24-cv-00191
   • Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the snippet, but implied to be in 2024 from the case number.
   • Outcome/Current Status: Terminated.

3. Plaintiff(s): Pointwise Ventures LLC

   • Defendant(s): PlantSnap Inc
   • Jurisdiction: Colorado District Court
   • Case Number: 1:25-cv-02679
   • Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the snippet, but implied to be in 2025 from the case number.
   • Outcome/Current Status: Terminated by voluntary dismissal without prejudice.

4. Plaintiff(s): Pointwise Ventures LLC

   • Defendant(s): Google LLC
   • Jurisdiction: Texas Western District Court
   • Case Number: 6:24-cv-00293
   • Filing Date: May 30, 2024
   • Outcome/Current Status: Closed on June 30, 2025.

5. Plaintiff(s): Pointwise Ventures LLC

   • Defendant(s): Neiman Marcus Group Ltd LLC
   • Jurisdiction: Texas Northern District Court
   • Case Number: 3:25-cv-02311
   • Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the snippet, but implied to be in 2025 from the case number.
   • Outcome/Current Status: Voluntary dismissal without prejudice.

6. Plaintiff(s): Pointwise Ventures LLC

   • Defendant(s): Microsoft Corporation
   • Jurisdiction: Texas Western District Court
   • Case Number: 6:24-cv-00139
   • Filing Date: March 15, 2024
   • Outcome/Current Status: Not explicitly stated in the provided snippets for this specific case, but other cases with the same numbering are shown as "Terminated".

7. Plaintiff(s): Pointwise Ventures LLC

   • Defendant(s): YOOX Net-a-Porter Group SpA
   • Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court
   • Case Number: 2:24-cv-00808
   • Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the snippet, but implied to be in 2024 from the case number.
   • Outcome/Current Status: Active.

8. Plaintiff(s): Pointwise Ventures LLC

   • Defendant(s): Wayfair Inc
   • Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court
   • Case Number: 2:24-cv-00809
   • Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the snippet, but implied to be in 2024 from the case number.
   • Outcome/Current Status: Active.

9. Plaintiff(s): Pointwise Ventures LLC

   • Defendant(s): Hennes & Mauritz AB
   • Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court
   • Case Number: 2:24-cv-00810
   • Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the snippet, but implied to be in 2024 from the case number.
   • Outcome/Current Status: Terminated.

10. Plaintiff(s): Pointwise Ventures LLC

    • Defendant(s): Penney OpCo LLC d/b/a JCPenney
    • Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court
    • Case Number: 2:24-cv-00811
    • Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the snippet, but implied to be in 2024 from the case number.
    • Outcome/Current Status: Active.

11. Plaintiff(s): Pointwise Ventures LLC

    • Defendant(s): Alibaba Group Holding
    • Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court
    • Case Number: 2:24-cv-00812
    • Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the snippet, but implied to be in 2024 from the case number.
    • Outcome/Current Status: Terminated.

12. Plaintiff(s): Pointwise Ventures LLC

    • Defendant(s): Glority Global Group Limited
    • Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court
    • Case Number: 2:24-cv-00183
    • Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the snippet, but implied to be in 2024 from the case number.
    • Outcome/Current Status: Active.

13. Plaintiff(s): Pointwise Ventures LLC

    • Defendant(s): IKEA North America
    • Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court
    • Case Number: 2:24-cv-00187
    • Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the snippet, but implied to be in 2024 from the case number.
    • Outcome/Current Status: Active.

14. Plaintiff(s): Pointwise Ventures LLC

    • Defendant(s): Walmart, Inc.
    • Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court
    • Case Number: 2:24-cv-00184
    • Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the snippet, but implied to be in 2024 from the case number.
    • Outcome/Current Status: Terminated.

15. Plaintiff(s): Pointwise Ventures LLC

    • Defendant(s): Lowe's Companies, Inc.
    • Jurisdiction: Texas Western District Court
    • Case Number: 6:24-cv-00293
    • Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the snippet, but implied to be in 2024 from the case number.
    • Outcome/Current Status: Active. (Note: This is a duplicate case number with Google LLC as defendant. I've used the more specific detail from RPX for Google, and here it seems to point to Lowe's for the same case number. This indicates possible consolidation or multiple defendants under one number or different cases for different patents. Based on the prompt's instruction to prioritize specific numbers and provided snippets, I list it as found.)

16. Plaintiff(s): Pointwise Ventures LLC

    • Defendant(s): Nike Inc
    • Jurisdiction: New York Southern District Court
    • Case Number: 1:26-cv-01782
    • Filing Date: March 4, 2026
    • Outcome/Current Status: Not specified in the snippet, but filed recently.

PTAB Cases (Inter Partes Review):

1. Petitioner: Inter Ikea Systems BV

   • Patent Owner: Pointwise Ventures LLC
   • Jurisdiction: PTAB (Patent Trial and Appeal Board)
   • Case Number: IPR2025-00798
   • Filing Date: April 1, 2025
   • Outcome/Current Status: Settlement.

2. Petitioner: Google LLC

   • Patent Owner: Pointwise Ventures LLC
   • Jurisdiction: PTAB (Patent Trial and Appeal Board)
   • Case Number: IPR2025-01102
   • Filing Date: June 6, 2025
   • Outcome/Current Status: Terminated-Settled on August 14, 2025.

Other case numbers listed on the Google Patents page or in search results (e.g., 2:24-cv-00190 in Wyoming, 6:24-cv-00320 in Oklahoma, 1:25-cv-02679 in Illinois, 2:24-cv-00809 in Alabama or New Mexico) did not consistently or explicitly link to patent US8471812, or clearly identified different subject matter (e.g., data incidents, social security, personal injury, FLSA). Therefore, they are not included in this list of known litigation specifically involving US patent 8471812.Known litigation involving US patent 8471812, as of April 26, 2026, primarily features Pointwise Ventures LLC as the plaintiff or patent owner.

Here is a list of identified cases:

District Court Cases:

• Plaintiff(s): Pointwise Ventures LLC

  • Defendant(s): SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.
  • Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court
  • Case Number: 2:24-cv-00190
  • Filing Date: March 17, 2024
  • Outcome/Current Status: Closed on June 7, 2024.

• Plaintiff(s): Pointwise Ventures LLC

  • Defendant(s): Meta Platforms
  • Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court
  • Case Number: 2:24-cv-00191
  • Filing Date: Not explicitly provided, but filed in 2024.
  • Outcome/Current Status: Terminated.

• Plaintiff(s): Pointwise Ventures LLC

  • Defendant(s): PlantSnap Inc
  • Jurisdiction: Colorado District Court
  • Case Number: 1:25-cv-02679
  • Filing Date: Not explicitly provided, but filed in 2025.
  • Outcome/Current Status: Voluntary dismissal without prejudice.

• Plaintiff(s): Pointwise Ventures LLC

  • Defendant(s): Google LLC
  • Jurisdiction: Texas Western District Court
  • Case Number: 6:24-cv-00293
  • Filing Date: May 30, 2024
  • Outcome/Current Status: Closed on June 30, 2025.

• Plaintiff(s): Pointwise Ventures LLC

  • Defendant(s): Neiman Marcus Group Ltd LLC
  • Jurisdiction: Texas Northern District Court
  • Case Number: 3:25-cv-02311
  • Filing Date: Not explicitly provided, but filed in 2025.
  • Outcome/Current Status: Voluntary dismissal without prejudice.

• Plaintiff(s): Pointwise Ventures LLC

  • Defendant(s): Microsoft Corporation
  • Jurisdiction: Texas Western District Court
  • Case Number: 6:24-cv-00139
  • Filing Date: March 15, 2024
  • Outcome/Current Status: Not explicitly provided.

• Plaintiff(s): Pointwise Ventures LLC

  • Defendant(s): YOOX Net-a-Porter Group SpA
  • Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court
  • Case Number: 2:24-cv-00808
  • Filing Date: Not explicitly provided, but filed in 2024.
  • Outcome/Current Status: Active.

• Plaintiff(s): Pointwise Ventures LLC

  • Defendant(s): Wayfair Inc
  • Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court
  • Case Number: 2:24-cv-00809
  • Filing Date: Not explicitly provided, but filed in 2024.
  • Outcome/Current Status: Active.

• Plaintiff(s): Pointwise Ventures LLC

  • Defendant(s): Hennes & Mauritz AB
  • Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court
  • Case Number: 2:24-cv-00810
  • Filing Date: Not explicitly provided, but filed in 2024.
  • Outcome/Current Status: Terminated.

• Plaintiff(s): Pointwise Ventures LLC

  • Defendant(s): Penney OpCo LLC d/b/a JCPenney
  • Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court
  • Case Number: 2:24-cv-00811
  • Filing Date: Not explicitly provided, but filed in 2024.
  • Outcome/Current Status: Active.

• Plaintiff(s): Pointwise Ventures LLC

  • Defendant(s): Alibaba Group Holding
  • Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court
  • Case Number: 2:24-cv-00812
  • Filing Date: Not explicitly provided, but filed in 2024.
  • Outcome/Current Status: Terminated.

• Plaintiff(s): Pointwise Ventures LLC

  • Defendant(s): Glority Global Group Limited
  • Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court
  • Case Number: 2:24-cv-00183
  • Filing Date: Not explicitly provided, but filed in 2024.
  • Outcome/Current Status: Active.

• Plaintiff(s): Pointwise Ventures LLC

  • Defendant(s): IKEA North America
  • Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court
  • Case Number: 2:24-cv-00187
  • Filing Date: Not explicitly provided, but filed in 2024.
  • Outcome/Current Status: Active.

• Plaintiff(s): Pointwise Ventures LLC

  • Defendant(s): Walmart, Inc.
  • Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court
  • Case Number: 2:24-cv-00184
  • Filing Date: Not explicitly provided, but filed in 2024.
  • Outcome/Current Status: Terminated.

• Plaintiff(s): Pointwise Ventures LLC

  • Defendant(s): Lowe's Companies, Inc.
  • Jurisdiction: Texas Western District Court
  • Case Number: 6:24-cv-00293
  • Filing Date: Not explicitly provided, but filed in 2024.
  • Outcome/Current Status: Active.

• Plaintiff(s): Pointwise Ventures LLC

  • Defendant(s): Nike Inc
  • Jurisdiction: New York Southern District Court
  • Case Number: 1:26-cv-01782
  • Filing Date: March 4, 2026
  • Outcome/Current Status: Not specified; recently filed.

PTAB (Patent Trial and Appeal Board) Cases:

• Petitioner: Inter Ikea Systems BV

  • Patent Owner: Pointwise Ventures LLC
  • Jurisdiction: PTAB
  • Case Number: IPR2025-00798
  • Filing Date: April 1, 2025
  • Outcome/Current Status: Settlement.

• Petitioner: Google LLC

  • Patent Owner: Pointwise Ventures LLC
  • Jurisdiction: PTAB
  • Case Number: IPR2025-01102
  • Filing Date: June 6, 2025
  • Outcome/Current Status: Terminated-Settled on August 14, 2025.