Cognella, Inc. v. Anthropic PBC

Summary

Cognella sues Anthropic for copyright infringement over alleged unauthorized use of published textbooks in AI training.

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Coverage vs reality meter

Press coverage leans plaintiff-favorable; no court ruling has been classified yet.

Cause

17:501 Copyright Infringement

Entities in this case

Parties

Anthropic PBC Cognella, Inc.

Docket entries

1. 2026-09-03

   1 - Terminate Hearings AND Case Management Conference - Initial

2. #372026-08-27

   ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION FOR PERMISSION TO APPEAR BY ZOOM AT INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE filed by Cognella, Inc.. Responses due by 8/31/2026. (Brannen, Elizabeth) (Filed on 8/27/2026) (Entered: 08/27/2026)

3. #362026-08-27

   JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT (Re Initial Case Management Conference set for 9/3/2026) filed by Cognella, Inc.. (Brannen, Elizabeth) (Filed on 8/27/2026) (Entered: 08/27/2026)

4. #352026-08-13

   NOTICE of Appearance filed by Amir Jabbari on behalf of Anthropic PBC (Jabbari, Amir) (Filed on 8/13/2026) (Entered: 08/13/2026)

5. #342026-08-13

   ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Chaikovsky, Yar) (Filed on 8/13/2026) (Entered: 08/13/2026)

6. 2026-08-13

   Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney

7. #332026-08-03

   ORDER Granting 31 Administrative Motion to Set Consolidated Briefing Schedule and Hearing Date. Signed by Judge P. Casey Pitts on 8/3/2026. (nmc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/3/2026) (Entered: 08/03/2026)

8. #322026-07-28

   OPPOSITION/RESPONSE (re 31 ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO SET CONSOLIDATED BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND HEARING DATE ) filed byAnthropic PBC. (Chaikovsky, Yar) (Filed on 7/28/2026) (Entered: 07/28/2026)

9. #312026-07-24

   ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO SET CONSOLIDATED BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND HEARING DATE filed by Cognella, Inc.. Responses due by 7/28/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Elizabeth Brannen in support of Plaintiff's Administrative Motion, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Proposed Order)(Brannen, Elizabeth) (Filed on 7/24/2026) (Entered: 07/24/2026)

10. #302026-07-02

    CLERKS NOTICE RESETTING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE FOLLOWING REASSIGNMENT. Joint Case Management Statement due by 8/27/2026. Initial Case Management Conference set for 9/3/2026 01:00 PM in San Jose, Courtroom 8, 4th Floor before Judge P. Casey Pitts.See Standing Order for All Judges of the Northern District of California: Contents of Case Management Statement, available at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/rules/judges-standing-orders/The Court does not issue a revised Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines. Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges/pcp/pitts-p-casey/. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (crr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/2/2026) (Entered: 07/02/2026)

11. 2026-07-02

    Clerk's Notice

12. #292026-07-01

    ORDER REASSIGNING CASE IT IS ORDERED that this case is directly assigned to Judge P. Casey Pitts. Judge Rita F. Lin no longer assigned to the case. Counsel are instructed that all future filings shall bear the updated judicial initials immediately after the case number. Counsel are reminded to verify the location of the judge on the court website. All hearing and trial dates presently scheduled are vacated. However, existing briefing schedules for motions remain unchanged. Motions must be renoticed for hearing before the judge to whom the case has been reassigned, but the renoticing of the hearing does not affect the prior briefing schedule. Other deadlines such as those for ADR compliance and discovery cutoff also remain unchanged. Notice: The assigned judge participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order 65 and cand.uscourts.gov/cameras. Mark B. Busby Clerk, United States District Court (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (chh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/1/2026) (Entered: 07/01/2026)

13. 2026-07-01

    Case Assigned/Reassigned

14. #272026-06-30

    No description on file

15. #262026-06-29

    No description on file

16. #282026-06-24

    JOINT STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO AMEND THE PLEADINGS, TO RESPOND TO THE AMENDED PLEADINGS, AND TO RELATE CASES AGAINST ANTHROPIC PBC Motion to Dismiss Hearing set for 12/10/2026, at 10:00 AM in San Jose, Courtroom 8, 4th Floor before Judge P. Casey Pitts. Signed by Judge P. Casey Pitts on 06/24/2026. (erm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/24/2026). (Entered: 06/30/2026)

17. #252026-06-23

    No description on file

18. 2026-06-23

    Order on Stipulation

19. #232026-06-22

    No description on file

20. #222026-06-04

    ORDER. The 21 stipulation is granted. This action is stayed. Within 14 days of Judge Pitts issuing a ruling on the severance motions, the parties shall file a joint statement with their proposal(s) for resuming proceedings in this action. Signed by Judge Rita F. Lin on June 4, 2026. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (rfllc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/4/2026) (Entered: 06/04/2026)

21. 2026-06-04

    Order on Stipulation

22. #212026-06-03

    STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER TO STAY DEADLINES AND PROCEEDINGS filed by Cognella, Inc.. (Brannen, Elizabeth) (Filed on 6/3/2026) (Entered: 06/03/2026)

23. #202026-06-03

    CLERK'S NOTICE SETTING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE UPON REASSIGNMENT.Notice is hereby given that an Initial Case Management Conference is set before Judge Rita F. Lin upon reassignment. For a copy of Judge Lin's Standing Order and other information, please refer to the Court's website at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges/lin-rita-f-rfl/. Joint Case Management Statement due by 7/29/2026. Initial Case Management Conference set for 8/5/2026 10:00 AM in San Francisco, - Videoconference Only. This proceeding will be held via a Zoom webinar.Webinar Access: All counsel, members of the public, and media may access the webinar information at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges/lin-rita-f-rfl/Civ LR 77-3(d). Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited.Zoom Guidance and Setup: https://cand.uscourts.gov/zoom. Joint Case Management Statement due by 7/29/2026. Initial Case Management Conference set for 8/5/2026 10:00 AM in San Francisco, - Videoconference Only. (Related documents(s) 19 ) (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (afm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/3/2026) (Entered: 06/03/2026)

24. 2026-06-03

    Clerk's Notice Setting Zoom Hearing

25. #192026-05-27

    ORDER REASSIGNING CASE IT IS ORDERED that this case is reassigned using a proportionate, random and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Judge Rita F. Lin. Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore no longer assigned to the case. Counsel are instructed that all future filings shall bear the updated judicial initials immediately after the case number. Counsel are reminded to verify the location of the judge on the court website. All hearing and trial dates presently scheduled are vacated. However, existing briefing schedules for motions remain unchanged. Motions must be renoticed for hearing before the judge to whom the case has been reassigned, but the renoticing of the hearing does not affect the prior briefing schedule. Other deadlines such as those for ADR compliance and discovery cutoff also remain unchanged. Notice: The assigned judge participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order 65 and cand.uscourts.gov/cameras. Mark B. Busby Clerk, United States District Court (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (dso, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/27/2026) (Entered: 05/27/2026)

26. 2026-05-27

    Case Assigned/Reassigned

27. #182026-05-26

    CLERK'S NOTICE OF IMPENDING REASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE: The Clerk of this Court will now randomly reassign this case to a District Judge because either (1) a party has not consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge, or (2) time is of the essence in deciding a pending judicial action for which the necessary consents to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction have not been secured. You will be informed by separate notice of the district judge to whom this case is reassigned. ALL HEARING DATES PRESENTLY SCHEDULED BEFORE THE CURRENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE ARE VACATED AND SHOULD BE RE-NOTICED FOR HEARING BEFORE THE JUDGE TO WHOM THIS CASE IS REASSIGNED. This is a text only docket entry; there is no document associated with this notice. (ccf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/26/2026) (Entered: 05/26/2026)

28. 2026-05-26

    Clerk's Notice of Impending Reassignment - Text Only

29. #172026-05-20

    RELATED CASE ORDER. Signed by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin on 5/20/2026. (jlg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/20/2026)

30. 2026-05-08

    Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney

31. 2026-05-05

    ~Util - Case Assigned by Intake

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