Is the press coverage of Valtrus Innovations Ltd. v. Google LLC aligned with the court record?

Coverage leans toward the defendant. No classified ruling yet to compare against the court record.

Patent N.D. Cal.5:26-cv-02379

Valtrus Innovations Ltd. v. Google LLC

Valtrus Innovations sues Google for patent infringement.

Summary generated by AI from public docket data. Verify against the original filing before relying on it.

Coverage vs realityPress: defendant

Prior 0P · 2D · 3N (7 articles)→Recent 30d 0P · 1D · 0N (1 article)

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

Coverage breakdown — the articles behind the meter

0 plaintiff-favorable · 4 defendant-favorable · 4 neutral articles

The meter counts distinct coverage events, not articles: 0 plaintiff · 3 defendant · 3 neutral events — a burst of same-stance coverage counts once, however many outlets ran it.

Plaintiff-favorable

None classified yet.

Defendant-favorable

Google Defeats Valtrus Patent Suit Over Search Engine Technologynews.bloomberglaw.com · 2026-08-11
Starbucks Ends Wash. 'Patent Troll' Suit Against 2 Irish Cos.Law360 · 2026-04-08
Google Wins Dismissal Of Tech Patent Fight In Calif.Law360 · 2026-03-18
Google Beats Valtrus Data Monitoring Patent Infringement SuitBloomberg Law News · 2026-03-18

Coverage sentiment vs. docket activity over time

Counsel of record

For the plaintiff

Irell & Manella LLPJason George Sheasby

Court: U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
Docket no.: 5:26-cv-02379
Nature of suit: Patent
Judge: P. Casey Pitts
Filed: 2026-03-18
Last filing: 2026-08-24

Cause

35:271 Patent Infringement

Entities in this case

Google125 Valtrus Innovations14

Docket entries

#432026-07-02
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2026-07-01
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#412026-06-25
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#402026-06-18
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#392026-06-11
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#372026-06-04
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#362026-06-04
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#352026-06-04
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#342026-05-30
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#332026-05-29
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#322026-05-29
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#312026-05-28
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2026-05-28
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2026-05-22
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2026-04-02
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2026-03-19
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2026-03-19
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2026-03-19
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2026-03-19
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Docket history from CourtListener/RECAP — most recent first.

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Summary