Netlist, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Summary
Netlist sues Samsung for patent infringement over memory technology, with Avnet named as defendant.
Summary generated by AI from public docket data. Verify against the original filing before relying on it.
Coverage vs reality meter
Prior 6P · 2D · 11N (58 articles)→Recent 30d 2P · 1D · 0N (7 articles)
Press coverage leans plaintiff-favorable; no court ruling has been classified yet.
Coverage breakdown — the articles behind the meter
40 plaintiff-favorable · 3 defendant-favorable · 22 neutral articles
The meter counts distinct coverage events, not articles: 8 plaintiff · 3 defendant · 11 neutral events — a burst of same-stance coverage counts once, however many outlets ran it.
- Micron and Netlist settle memory patent disputeBlocks & Files · 2026-10-08
- First Samsung, Now Micron: Netlist’s Patent Offensive Unlocks Another $600 MillionTradingView · 2026-10-07
- Micron to Pay Netlist $600 Million in Five-Year AI Memory Patent DealThe420.in · 2026-10-06
- Micron agrees to pay Netlist $600 million to end patent warStartup Fortune · 2026-10-06
- Netlist v. Micron Shows Why PTAB Appeals Turn on the Record, Not Just the ErrorThe National Law Review · 2026-10-12
- Fed. Circ. Backs Micron's PTAB Wins Over NetlistLaw360 · 2026-09-02
- Samsung, Netlist settle patent dispute in 5-year, $897 mn allianceKED Global · 2026-08-06
Coverage sentiment vs. docket activity over time
Counsel of record
- McKool Smith, P.C. - MarshallJennifer Leigh Truelove
- Court
- TXED
- Docket no.
- 2:26-cv-00456
- Nature of suit
- Patent
- Judge
- Rodney Gilstrap
- Filed
- 2026-06-08
- Last filing
- 2026-08-28
- Terminated
- 2026-08-28
Cause
28:1338 Patent Infringement
Entities in this case
Parties
Netlist, Inc. (plaintiff) Avnet, Inc. (defendant) Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. (defendant) Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (defendant) Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (defendant)
Docket entries
- #32026-07-02
No description on file
- #22026-06-09
Notice of Filing of Patent/Trademark Form (AO 120). AO 120 emailed to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Truelove, Jennifer) (Entered: 06/09/2026)
- 2026-06-09
No description on file
- 2026-06-09
Case assigned to District Judge Rodney Gilstrap. (NKL)
- 2026-06-09
Case: Netlist, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al was filed on 6/9/2026 and assigned to Judge Gilstrap. The Notice Regarding Consent to Proceed Before Magistrate Judge form is provided via hyperlink. (NKL)
- 2026-06-09
No description on file
- #12026-06-08
COMPLAINT against Avnet, Inc., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXEDC-11590816.), filed by Netlist, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet) (Counsel is reminded to file form required by LR CV-4(a).)(Truelove, Jennifer) (Entered: 06/08/2026)
Docket history from CourtListener/RECAP — most recent first.