IP lawsuits in U.S. District Court, Northern District of California

Federal patent, copyright, and trademark lawsuits filed in U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, tracked by IP Feed — newest first, each with an AI summary and the Coverage-vs-Reality meter.

  1. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-31
    ShopSee, Inc. v. TikTok, Inc.

    ShopSee sues TikTok for allegedly infringing its patent technology.

  2. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-31
    Ted Entertainment, Inc. v. Apple, Inc.

    Ted Entertainment sues Apple for copyright infringement involving works potentially related to Golfholics.

  3. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-31
    Entrepreneur Media, LLC v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

    Entrepreneur Media sues Meta for copyright infringement over allegedly stolen content.

  4. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-31
    Nazemian v. NVIDIA Corporation

    Authors Nazemian, Orlean, Dubus, O'Nan, and Keene sue NVIDIA for copyright infringement.

  5. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-31
    Kadrey v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

    Authors sue Meta for copyright infringement, claiming the company used their works to train AI models without permission.

  6. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-31
    Carreyrou v. Anthropic PBC

    Journalist John Carreyrou sues Anthropic for copyright infringement over allegedly unlicensed use of his published works.

  7. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-24
    Valjakka v. Netflix, Inc.

    Valjakka sues Netflix for patent infringement related to unspecified technology or method.

  8. ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-07-24
    Gemini Data, Inc. v. Google LLC

    Gemini Data sues Google for trademark infringement over the Gemini name.

  9. ClosedCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-23
    Greene v. Google LLC

    David L. Greene sues Google and Alphabet for copyright infringement over allegedly unauthorized use of his creative work.

  10. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-23
    Ted Entertainment, Inc. v. Nvidia Corporation

    Ted Entertainment sues Nvidia for copyright infringement, alleging the AI company used protected content without permission.

  11. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-23
    Global Weather Productions, LLC v. Dogan

    Global Weather Productions sues Al Jazeera, Mahmut Dogan, and others for copyright infringement over weather content.

  12. ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-07-23
    Anthropic, PBC v. Abnormal AI, Inc.

    Anthropic sues Abnormal AI for trademark infringement under the Lanham Act.

  13. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-23
    Google LLC v. Valtrus Innovations Ltd.

    Google seeks declaratory judgment against Valtrus Innovations over patent validity and infringement.

  14. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-23
    Secure Communication Technologies, LLC v. Google LLC

    Secure Communication Technologies sues Google for allegedly infringing its patents on secure communication technology.

  15. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-23
    Entangled Media, LLC v. Dropbox, Inc.

    Entangled Media sues Dropbox for allegedly infringing its patent technology.

  16. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-23
    Funfinity PTE. LTD v. Top Software PTE. LTD

    Funfinity sues Top Software for copyright infringement over software or digital content.

  17. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-23
    Golden v. Google, LLC

    Golden sues Google for patent infringement over an unspecified patented technology or method.

  18. ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-07-23
    Behring Capital LLC v. Stak Corp.

    Behring Capital sues Stak Corp. for trademark infringement in federal court.

  19. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-23
    Global Weather Productions, LLC v. Bouzaidi

    Global Weather Productions sues Al Jazeera Media Network and others for copyright infringement.

  20. ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-07-22
    Driscoll's, Inc. v. Localize LLC

    Driscoll's sues Localize LLC and its principals for trademark infringement over berry branding.

  21. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-22
    VE Opening LLC v. Dropbox, Inc.

    VE Opening LLC sues Dropbox for patent infringement over file storage and synchronization technology.

  22. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-22
    Concord Music Group, Inc. v. Anthropic PBC

    Concord Music Group sues Anthropic for copyright infringement, alleging the AI company used its songs to train AI models.

  23. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-22
    Cruz v. Anthropic PBC

    Authors sue Anthropic for training AI on their copyrighted books without permission.

  24. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-22
    Brave Software, Inc. v. News Corporation

    Brave Software sues News Corporation for copyright infringement over alleged unauthorized content use.

  25. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-22
    Epidemic Sound, AB v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

    Epidemic Sound sues Meta for copyright infringement over unlicensed music use on its platforms.

  26. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-22
    XpertUniverse, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc.

    XpertUniverse sues Cisco for infringing its patents in software or networking technology.

  27. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-21
    Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd. v. CM HK, Ltd.

    Samsung sued CM HK and Cywee Group for patent infringement in federal court.

  28. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-21
    S.A. Jamendo v. Nvidia Corporation

    S.A. Jamendo sues Nvidia for allegedly using copyrighted music without permission in training AI models.

  29. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-21
    Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

    Strike 3 Holdings sues Meta for copyright infringement over allegedly unauthorized adult content on its platforms.

  30. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-21
    In Re Mosaic LLM Litigation

    Authors Jason Reynolds, Rebecca Makkai, Brian Keene, Abdi Nazemian, and Stewart O'Nan sued Mosaic ML and Databricks for copyright infringement over AI training data.

  31. ClosedCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-21
    Bartz v. Anthropic PBC

    Bartz sues Anthropic for copyright infringement, alleging the AI company used protected works without permission.

  32. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-21
    Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC v. Meta Platforms Inc.

    Chicken Soup for the Soul sues Meta and AI companies for copyright infringement over training data use.

  33. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-21
    DirecTV, LLC v. Adeia Inc.

    DirecTV sues Adeia for patent infringement over media guide and interactive television technology.

  34. ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-07-20
    IYO, Inc. v. IO Products, Inc.

    IYO, Inc. sues IO Products, Inc. for trademark infringement in federal court.

  35. ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-07-20
    Beckstoffer v. Bay Point Capital Partners II, LP

    Beckstoffer Vineyards sues Bay Point Capital Partners for trademark infringement over wine brand use.

  36. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-20
    Actian Corporation v. Compass Software GmbH

    Actian Corporation sues Compass Software for allegedly copying its software code and infringing its copyrights.

  37. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-20
    Google LLC v. SerpApi, LLC

    Google sues SerpApi for copyright infringement over scraping Google Search results.

  38. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-20
    Concord Music Group, Inc. v. Anthropic PBC

    Concord Music Group sues Anthropic for copyright infringement over AI training on musical works without permission.

  39. ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-07-20
    Blonde v. Google LLC

    Pepper Blonde sues Google LLC for trademark infringement in federal court.

  40. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-20
    Global Weather Productions, LLC v. Bell Media Inc.

    Global Weather Productions sues Bell Media and others for copyright infringement over weather production content.

  41. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-20
    Apple, Inc. v. Cloud Controls LLC

    Apple sues Cloud Controls over patent infringement in federal court seeking declaratory judgment.

  42. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-20
    BMG Rights Management (US) LLC v. Anthropic PBC

    BMG Rights Management sues Anthropic for copyright infringement over AI training on music compositions.

  43. ClosedCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-18
    Gholami v. OpenAI, Inc.

    Danial Gholami sues OpenAI for copyright infringement over alleged unauthorized use of his work.

  44. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-17
    Granite Vehicle Ventures LLC v. Tesla, Inc.

    Granite Vehicle Ventures sues Tesla for patent infringement involving vehicle technology.

  45. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-17
    Hendrix v. Apple Inc

    Hendrix sues Apple for copyright infringement over unauthorized use of music or recordings.

  46. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-17
    B.S.D Crown, Ltd. v. Amazon.com, Inc.

    B.S.D Crown sues Amazon for patent infringement under federal patent law.

  47. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-16
    Ted Entertainment, Inc. v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

    Ted Entertainment sues Meta for copyright infringement, alleging unauthorized use of content on Meta platforms.

  48. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-16
    Beaulier v. Roblox Corporation

    Austin Beaulier sues Roblox Corporation for copyright infringement over alleged unauthorized use of creative content.

  49. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-16
    Sullivan v. Meta Platforms, Inc

    Michael Sullivan sues Meta and executives for copyright infringement involving unspecified creative works.

  50. ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-07-16
    Cody Barnes v. Scola

    Cody Barnes sues Selena Scola over trademark rights involving Paramount Skydance and World of Wonders Productions.

  51. ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-07-16
    Autodesk, Inc. v. Google LLC

    Autodesk sues Google for trademark infringement over use of Autodesk's marks.

  52. ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-07-15
    Roblox Corporation v. PlayerAuctions, Inc.

    Roblox sues PlayerAuctions for trademark infringement related to virtual gaming marketplace services.

  53. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-15
    Cognella, Inc. v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

    Cognella sues Meta for copyright infringement over allegedly unauthorized use of its educational content.

  54. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-15
    Tanzer v. Adobe Inc.

    E. Molly Tanzer sues Adobe for copyright infringement over alleged unauthorized use of her creative work.

  55. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-15
    Cadence Design Systems, Inc. v. Suzhou TZTEK Technology Co., Ltd.

    Cadence Design Systems sues multiple Suzhou-based companies for copyright infringement of its design software.

  56. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-15
    Oppenheimer v. Second Street Capital LLC

    Oppenheimer sues Second Street Capital for copyright infringement.

  57. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-14
    Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. v. Finelite, Inc.

    Seoul Semiconductor sues Finelite for infringing LED patents in the Northern District of California.

  58. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-14
    Lyon v. Adobe Inc.

    Elizabeth Lyon sues Adobe for copyright infringement in federal court.

  59. ClosedPatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-14
    Neonode Smartphone LLC v. Apple Inc

    Neonode sues Apple for infringing its smartphone touch-screen patents.

  60. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-14
    Apple, Inc. v. Piney Woods Mobility LLC

    Apple sues Piney Woods Mobility over patent infringement claims in federal court.

  61. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-14
    Shakespeare v. Anthropic PBC

    Authors and publishers sue Anthropic for training AI models on copyrighted books without permission.

  62. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-14
    Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Urban Life Inc.

    Broadcast Music, Inc. sues Urban Life Inc. for copyright infringement over unauthorized music use.

  63. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-14
    Cellular South Inc v. Google, LLC

    Cellular South sues Google for patent infringement in federal court.

  64. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-13
    Beaulier v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

    Austin Beaulier sues Meta Platforms for copyright infringement.

  65. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-13
    UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Last Brand, Inc.

    UMG Recordings sues Last Brand for copyright infringement over allegedly unauthorized music use.

  66. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-13
    VE Opening LLC v. Salesforce, Inc.

    VE Opening LLC sues Salesforce for patent infringement over allegedly copied technology.

  67. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-10
    EVOX Productions, LLC v. Google LLC

    EVOX Productions sues Google for copyright infringement over allegedly unauthorized use of its content.

  68. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-10
    Epidemic Sound, AB v. Meta Platforms, Inc., f/k/a Facebook, Inc.

    Epidemic Sound sues Meta for copyright infringement over unlicensed use of music in its platforms.

  69. ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-07-09
    Bertini v. Apple, Inc.

    Bertini sues Apple for trademark infringement in federal court.

  70. ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-07-09
    The Foundry Visionmongers Ltd. v. Adobe Inc.

    The Foundry Visionmongers sues Adobe for trademark infringement over disputed branding rights.

  71. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-09
    HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC v. Google LLC

    Headwater Research sues Google for patent infringement in federal court.

  72. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-09
    Cook v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

    Jennifer L. Cook sues Meta Platforms for copyright infringement in federal court.

  73. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-09
    Dish Network L.L.C. v. Adeia Inc.

    Dish Network seeks declaratory judgment against Adeia over patent claims related to media guide technology.

  74. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-08
    Cambronne Inc. v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

    John Carreyrou sues Meta for allegedly infringing copyright on content related to his investigative work.

  75. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-08
    LED Wafer Solutions LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    LED Wafer Solutions sues Samsung and Seoul Semiconductor for infringing its patents on LED wafer technology.

  76. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-08
    In re Salesforce LLM Copyright Infringement Litigation

    Multiple parties sue Salesforce for allegedly using copyrighted works to train large language models without permission.

  77. ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-07-08
    Advent Software, Inc. v. Advent AI, Inc.

    Advent Software sues Advent AI for trademark infringement over the confusingly similar 'Advent' brand name.

  78. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-07
    Ted Entertainment, Inc. v. ByteDance Inc

    Ted Entertainment sues ByteDance for copyright infringement, alleging unauthorized use of copyrighted content.

  79. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-06
    Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. v. Finelite, Inc.

    Seoul Semiconductor sues Finelite for infringing its patents on LED lighting technology.

  80. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-06
    Rapid Relief Team (RRT) Limited v. Cheryl Bawtinheimer

    Rapid Relief Team sues Cheryl Bawtenheimer for copyright infringement in federal court.

  81. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-06
    Godo Kaisha IP Bridge 1 v. Western Digital Technologies, Inc.

    IP Bridge 1 sued Western Digital for infringing patents related to data storage technology.

  82. ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-07-02
    Forrest v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

    Forrest sues Meta for trademark infringement related to a mark or brand name allegedly used without permission.

  83. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-02
    Cognella, Inc. v. Anthropic PBC

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

  84. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-02
    Kwon v. Anthropic PBC

    Multiple authors sue Anthropic for allegedly using their copyrighted books to train AI without permission.

  85. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-02
    Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC v. Anthropic PBC

    Chicken Soup for the Soul sues Anthropic for copyright infringement over use of its literary works in AI training.

  86. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-01
    VirtaMove, Corp. v. Amazon.com, Inc.

    VirtaMove sues Amazon for patent infringement under federal patent law.

  87. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-01
    Artificial Intelligence Industry Association, Inc. v. Fanuc America Corporation

    Artificial Intelligence Industry Association sues Fanuc America for allegedly infringing its patented technology.

  88. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-06-30
    INTERUM GROUP INC. v. Zoom Video Communications, Inc

    Interum Group sues Zoom for patent infringement over video communications technology.

  89. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-06-30
    Utherverse Digital, Inc. v. Ubisoft, Inc.

    Utherverse Digital sues Ubisoft for allegedly infringing its patents in video game technology.

  90. ClosedCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-06-25
    Trinidad v. Anthropic PBC

    Trinidad sues Anthropic for copyright infringement over alleged unauthorized use of creative works in AI training.

  91. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-06-24
    Art Records LLC v. YouTube LLC

    Art Records LLC sues YouTube and Google for copyright infringement over unauthorized music content.

  92. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-06-23
    VirtaMove, Corp. v. Google LLC

    VirtaMove sues Google for patent infringement related to virtual movement technology.

  93. ClosedPatentN.D. Cal.2026-06-23
    Google LLC v. EcoFactor, Inc.

    Google seeks declaratory judgment against EcoFactor in patent dispute over smart thermostat technology.

  94. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-06-22
    Ted Entertainment, Inc. v. OpenAI Inc.

    Ted Entertainment sues OpenAI for allegedly using copyrighted content to train AI models without permission.

  95. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-06-22
    LS Cable & System Ltd. v. Apple Inc.

    LS Cable & System sued Apple for patent infringement related to cable and connector technology.

  96. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-06-22
    Rearden LLC v. TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp.

    Rearden sues Disney and Lucasfilm for copyright infringement over motion capture technology in Star Wars films.

  97. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-06-21
    DiStefano Website Innovations, LLC v. ByteDance Ltd.

    DiStefano Website Innovations sues ByteDance and TikTok for infringing its patents.

  98. ClosedPatentN.D. Cal.2026-06-18
    Carnegie Mellon University v. LSI Corporation

    Carnegie Mellon sues LSI Corporation and Marvell Semiconductor for infringing patents related to data storage technology.

  99. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-06-18
    Valtrus Innovations Ltd. v. Google LLC

    Valtrus Innovations sues Google for patent infringement.

  100. ClosedCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-06-18
    Rearden LLC v. The Walt Disney Company

    Rearden LLC sues Disney for copyright infringement across multiple production entities and subsidiaries.

  101. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-06-18
    Zentian Ltd v. Apple Inc.

    Zentian Ltd sued Apple for patent infringement in federal court.

  102. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-06-17
    Shlapatskyi v. YouTube, LLC

    Viacheslav Shlapatskyi sues YouTube for allegedly infringing his copyright through unauthorized content.

  103. ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-06-17
    Aoraki Holdings PTY LTD. v. 4NUTES.COM

    Aoraki Holdings sues 4nutes.com and operators for trademark infringement under the Lanham Act.

  104. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-06-15
    Core Optical Technologies, LLC v. Apple, Inc.

    Core Optical Technologies sues Apple and others for patent infringement related to optical technology.

  105. ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-06-15
    Shift4 Payments, LLC v. JaredIsaacmanCourtCase.com

    Shift4 Payments sues over trademark infringement related to Jared Isaacman's name and identity online.

  106. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-06-15
    Timeless Production FZ LLC v. SANO Media Vietnam Joint Stock Company

    Timeless Production sues SANO Media Vietnam for copyright infringement over allegedly stolen content.

  107. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-06-12
    Szlawieniec-Haw v. Nhi

    Danielle Szlawieniec-Haw sues Le Ha Nhi and Next Door Media for copyright infringement.

  108. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-06-11
    Relink US LLC v. Tesla, Inc.

    Relink US LLC sues Tesla for infringing its patent technology in Tesla's products or services.

  109. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-06-10
    Shakespeare v. Carney

    Authors sue Anthropic and others for copyright infringement over AI training data allegedly used without permission.

  110. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-06-10
    Silagi v. Netflix

    Shane Silagi sues Netflix and Goat House LLC for allegedly infringing his copyright.

  111. ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-06-10
    Cambronne, Inc. v. Google LLC

    Cambronne sues Google for copyright infringement over unspecified works or content.

  112. ClosedPatentN.D. Cal.2026-06-09
    VLSI Technology LLC v. Intel Corporation

    VLSI Technology sues Intel for patent infringement in semiconductor technology dispute.

  113. ClosedPatentN.D. Cal.2026-06-08
    Sonos, Inc. v. Google LLC

    Sonos sues Google for patent infringement over speaker and audio technology patents.

  114. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-06-04
    Artificial Intelligence Industry Association, Inc. v. Parallel Domain, Inc.

    AI Industry Association sues Parallel Domain and Osaro for patent infringement.

  115. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-06-04
    Artificial Intelligence Industry Association, Inc. v. Osaro, Inc.

    Artificial Intelligence Industry Association sues Osaro for patent infringement.

  116. ClosedCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-06-02
    Goddard v. Anthropic PBC

    Goddard sues Anthropic for copyright infringement over training data used in AI models.

  117. ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-06-01
    VirtaMove, Corp. v. Google LLC

    VirtaMove sues Google for patent infringement in federal court, alleging unauthorized use of its patented technology.

  118. ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-05-29
    Baron App, Inc. d/b/a/ Cameo v. OpenAI, Inc.

    Cameo sues OpenAI for trademark infringement over alleged unauthorized use of celebrity likenesses and names.

  119. ClosedCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-05-29
    Reddit, Inc. v. Anthropic PBC

    Reddit sues Anthropic for copyright infringement, alleging the AI company used Reddit's posts to train its Claude models without permission.

  120. ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-05-29
    Oracle Corporation v. Crypto Oracle, LLC

    Oracle Corporation sues Crypto Oracle LLC and related entities for trademark infringement over the 'Oracle' name.

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