Litigation summary

Based on a review of available data as of May 11, 2026, U.S. Patent No. 8,949,206 has been asserted in the following litigation matters:

1. Case Against AT&T

• Plaintiff(s): Novacloud Licensing LLC
• Defendant(s): AT&T Inc., AT&T Services, Inc., AT&T Corp., AT&T Mobility LLC, DIRECTV, LLC
• Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
• Case Number: 1:24-cv-00674
• Filing Date: June 7, 2024
• Status: A review of the docket indicates this case is ongoing. Recent activity includes a scheduling order setting deadlines for discovery and motions.

2. Case Against Comcast

• Plaintiff(s): Novacloud Licensing LLC
• Defendant(s): Comcast Corporation, Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
• Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
• Case Number: 1:25-cv-01272
• Status: This case is in its early stages. The complaint has been filed, but as of the current date, major deadlines have not yet been set.

3. Case Against Charter Communications

• Plaintiff(s): Novacloud Licensing LLC
• Defendant(s): Charter Communications, Inc.
• Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
• Case Number: 2:25-cv-01266
• Status: This case is in its early stages. The complaint has been filed, and initial case management proceedings are likely underway.

These cases appear to be part of a litigation campaign initiated by Novacloud Licensing LLC after acquiring the patent. The core of the infringement allegations likely relates to how the defendants' video streaming services, particularly those using adaptive bitrate technologies like HLS or DASH, manage and deliver content to end-users. The patent's focus on dynamically creating manifest or descriptor files based on rules (such as for ad insertion, blackouts, or creating different content versions) without re-encoding the video segments is a central feature of modern streaming platforms.