Valtrus Innovations Ltd. v. NTT Data Services, LLC
Summary
Valtrus Innovations sues NTT Data Services and 19 other data center companies for patent infringement.
Summary generated by AI from public docket data. Verify against the original filing before relying on it.
Coverage vs reality meter
Coverage: 2P · 5D · 14N
Latest ruling: defendant (2024-06-27)
Press coverage leans defendant-favorable; no court ruling has been classified yet.
Coverage breakdown — the headlines behind the meter
2 plaintiff-favorable · 5 defendant-favorable · 14 neutral
- Suit: Louisiana data center company infringing on cooling patentsAmerican Press · 2026-06-08
- Suit: Louisiana data center company infringing on cooling patentsNew Orleans CityBusiness · 2026-06-05
- Starbucks Ends Wash. 'Patent Troll' Suit Against 2 Irish Cos.Law360 · 2026-04-08
- Google Beats Valtrus Data Monitoring Patent Infringement SuitBloomberg Law News · 2026-03-17
- Google win exposes limits of patent-rights splitting strategyMLex · 2026-03-17
- Starbucks accuses Dun Laoghaire firm of ‘patent trolling’The Times · 2025-10-04
Coverage sentiment vs. docket activity over time
Counsel of record
- Nixon Peabody LLPAllison Strong, Daniel J Schwartz, Matthew A Werber +2 more
- Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLPNatalie Griffin, Sean M Mccarthy
- Duane Morris LLPJennifer M Lantz
- Duane Morris LLP - AtlantaLouis Norwood Jameson
- EdTech Law Center PLLCWilliam Andrew Liddell
- Findlay Craft, P.C.Roger Brian Craft
- Haynes Boone, LLPNicole Danielle Sims
- Kirkland & Ellis - WashingtonSean M McEldowney
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPPeter Jason Evangelatos
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP - Washington DCMatthew J McIntee
- Kirkland & Ellis, LLP - NYCTodd M Friedman
- Nixon PeabodyMichael William Gray
- Davis Firm, P.C.Rudolph Fink , IV
- Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & LLPTimothy A. Trost
- Davis Firm, PCWilliam E. Davis , III
- Court
- TXED
- Docket no.
- 2:24-cv-00361
- Nature of suit
- Patent
- Judge
- Rodney Gilstrap
- Filed
- 2024-05-14
- Last filing
- 2026-07-18
Cause
35:271 Patent Infringement
Entities in this case
Parties
Does 1-200 TRG Datacenters, LLC T5 Data Centers, LLC Strasmore, Inc. Serverfarm, LLC Sabey Corporation Quasar Data Center, Ltd. Prime Data Centers, LLC NTT Global Data Centers Americas, Inc. Netrality Properties, LP McAllen Data Center, LLC Lumen Technologies, Inc. Iron Mountain Incorporated H5 Data Centers LLC H5 Colo, Inc. FDC Servers.net, LLC EvoDC, LLC Equinix, Inc. Compass Datacenters, LLC Cologix, Inc.
Docket entries
- 2025-11-03
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- 2025-09-11
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- 2025-08-28
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- 2025-08-22
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- 2025-08-22
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- 2025-08-21
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- 2025-08-18
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- 2024-07-22
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- 2024-07-18
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- 2024-06-27
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- 2024-06-27
Defendant's Unopposed SECOND Application for Extension of Time to Answer Complaint is granted pursuant to Local Rule CV-12 for NTT Data Americas, Inc. to 7/22/2024. 15 Days Granted for Deadline Extension.(CH)
- 2024-06-27
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- 2024-05-31
Defendant's Unopposed FIRST Application for Extension of Time to Answer Complaint is granted pursuant to Local Rule CV-12 for NTT Data Services, LLC to 7/5/2024. 30 Days Granted for Deadline Extension.(CH)
- 2024-05-31
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- 2024-05-31
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- 2024-05-31
Defendant's Unopposed FIRST Application for Extension of Time to Answer Complaint is granted pursuant to Local Rule CV-12 for NTT Data Americas, Inc. to 7/5/2024. 30 Days Granted for Deadline Extension.(CH)
- 2024-05-14
In accordance with the provisions of 28 USC Section 636(c), you are hereby notified that a U.S. Magistrate Judge of this district court is available to conduct any or all proceedings in this case including a jury or non-jury trial and to order the entry of a final judgment. The form Consent to Proceed Before Magistrate Judge is available on our website. All signed consent forms, excluding pro se parties, should be filed electronically using the event Notice Regarding Consent to Proceed Before Magistrate Judge. (CH)
- 2024-05-14
Case assigned to District Judge Rodney Gilstrap. (CH)
- 2024-05-14
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- 2024-05-14
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Docket history from CourtListener/RECAP — most recent first.