Google LLC v. Valtrus Innovations Ltd.
Summary
Google seeks declaratory judgment against Valtrus Innovations over patent validity and infringement.
Summary generated by AI from public docket data. Verify against the original filing before relying on it.
Coverage vs reality meter
Prior 2P · 4D · 2N (13 articles)→Recent 30d 0P · 1D · 0N (3 articles)
Press coverage leans defendant-favorable; no court ruling has been classified yet.
Coverage breakdown — the articles behind the meter
6 plaintiff-favorable · 8 defendant-favorable · 2 neutral articles
The meter counts distinct coverage events, not articles: 2 plaintiff · 5 defendant · 2 neutral events — a burst of same-stance coverage counts once, however many outlets ran it.
- 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
- Google win exposes limits of patent-rights splitting strategyMLex · 2026-03-17
- Google Seeks Ruling It Doesn’t Infringe Open Source Patentsnews.bloombergtax.com · 2026-01-14
- Fed. Circ. Says Metadata Backs Valtrus In Google Search IPRLaw360 · 2026-10-19
- CAFC Agrees Google Failed to Show Unpatentability of Claims for Merging Search Engine ResultsIPWatchdog · 2026-10-19
- Valtrus Keeps Search-Engine Patent Validity Win Over GoogleBloomberg Law News · 2026-10-19
- Google Defeats Valtrus Patent Suit Over Search Engine TechnologyBloomberg Law News · 2026-08-11
Coverage sentiment vs. docket activity over time
Counsel of record
- Hogan Lovells US LLPAntonio Moriyama Sistos, David Andrew Perlson, Gurtej Singh +1 more
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- Docket no.
- 3:26-cv-00363
- Nature of suit
- Patent
- Judge
- Trina L. Thompson
- Filed
- 2026-01-13
- Last filing
- 2026-09-11
Cause
28:2201 Declaratory Judgement
Entities in this case
Parties
Google LLC (plaintiff) Key Patent Innovations Ltd. (defendant) Valtrus Innovations Ltd. (defendant)
Docket entries
- #422026-07-10
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- 2026-07-10
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- #412026-07-08
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- #402026-07-02
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- 2026-07-01
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- 2026-07-01
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- #372026-06-30
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- #362026-06-22
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- 2026-06-15
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- 2026-06-15
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- 2026-05-04
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- 2026-05-04
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- 2026-04-20
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- 2026-01-29
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- 2026-01-28
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- 2026-01-28
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- 2026-01-28
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- 2026-01-14
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- 2026-01-14
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- 2026-01-13
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Docket history from CourtListener/RECAP — most recent first.