Patent 9164942

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.

  • IPR2026-00239IPRfiled Feb 13, 2026vs. Apple Inc.Discretionary Denial

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Cases on file (2)

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Specific litigation cases in our database that name US patent 9164942. 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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US Patent 9,164,942 has been involved in the following litigation:

Inter Partes Review (IPR)

  • Case Number: IPR2026-00239
  • Status: Pending
  • Jurisdiction: Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)
  • Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated, but initiated by a "Petitioner". Unified Patents tracks this case.
  • Defendant(s): The patent owner, Wecrevention Inc.
  • Filing Date: The IPR was filed by Unified Patents, Inc.. While a specific filing date for IPR2026-00239 is not provided in the snippets, Unified Patents' portal shows it as pending.
  • Outcome/Current Status: Pending.

District Court Cases

The patent is currently involved in multiple district court cases in Texas.

  • Jurisdiction: Texas Western District Court

  • Case Number: 7:25-cv-00458

  • Outcome/Current Status: Active.

  • Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court

  • Case Number: 2:25-cv-01040

  • Outcome/Current Status: Active.

  • Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court

  • Case Number: 2:25-cv-01008

  • Outcome/Current Status: Active.

  • Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court

  • Case Number: 2:25-cv-00951

  • Outcome/Current Status: Active.

For these district court cases, the specific plaintiffs and defendants are not detailed in the provided search results, but they are all listed as active.

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