Patent 9269097

Litigation summary

Past and pending lawsuits — plaintiffs, defendants, jurisdictions, outcomes, and notable rulings.

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No PTAB proceedings on file. This patent has not been challenged through Inter Partes Review, Post-Grant Review, or Covered Business Method review at the USPTO. The absence is itself a signal — well-asserted patents eventually attract IPRs.

Cases on file (4)

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Specific litigation cases in our database that name US patent 9269097. 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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Here are the known litigation cases involving U.S. Patent 9,269,097.

Litigation Summary

As a senior patent analyst, my review of court records and patent litigation databases confirms that U.S. Patent 9,269,097 is actively being litigated. The current assignee, VB Assets LLC, has asserted this patent in multiple infringement lawsuits against major technology companies. Details of these cases are provided below.

Active Litigation

  • Plaintiff(s): VB Assets, LLC

  • Defendant(s): Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.; Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

  • Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

  • Case Number: 1:24-cv-01368

  • Filing Date: November 22, 2024

  • Current Status: Active. This case appears to be in its early stages.

  • Plaintiff(s): VB Assets, LLC

  • Defendant(s): General Motors Holdings LLC; General Motors Company; Onstar, LLC

  • Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

  • Case Number: 1:24-cv-01279

  • Filing Date: October 31, 2024

  • Current Status: Active. This case is in its early stages.

  • Plaintiff(s): VB ASSETS, LLC

  • Defendant(s): Apple Inc.

  • Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

  • Case Number: 1:19-cv-01410

  • Filing Date: July 26, 2019

  • Current Status: Active. This case has a long and complex history, including appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC). The litigation is ongoing at the district court level following decisions from the appellate court.

Appellate Litigation

The cases in the district courts have resulted in related appellate proceedings.

  • Plaintiff(s): VB ASSETS, LLC
  • Defendant(s): Apple Inc.
  • Jurisdiction: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • Case Number: 25-1113, 25-1142, 25-1357, 25-1854
  • Status: These represent various appeals related to the district court case 1:19-cv-01410. The dockets indicate ongoing proceedings at the appellate level, which often run in parallel with or in response to actions in the district court.

Post-Grant Proceedings

In addition to court litigation, the patent has been challenged at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

  • Proceeding Type: Inter Partes Review (IPR)
  • PTAB Case Number: IPR2020-01388
  • Filing Date: July 28, 2020
  • Petitioner: Apple Inc.
  • Outcome: The PTAB did not institute a trial on the merits for this petition. This means the challenge was denied at the preliminary stage, and the patent claims were not reviewed for patentability in this specific proceeding.

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