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.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-31ShopSee, Inc. v. TikTok, Inc.
ShopSee sues TikTok for allegedly infringing its patent technology.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-31Ted Entertainment, Inc. v. Apple, Inc.
Ted Entertainment sues Apple for copyright infringement involving works potentially related to Golfholics.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-31Entrepreneur Media, LLC v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
Entrepreneur Media sues Meta for copyright infringement over allegedly stolen content.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-31Nazemian v. NVIDIA Corporation
Authors Nazemian, Orlean, Dubus, O'Nan, and Keene sue NVIDIA for copyright infringement.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-31Kadrey v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
Authors sue Meta for copyright infringement, claiming the company used their works to train AI models without permission.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-31Carreyrou v. Anthropic PBC
Journalist John Carreyrou sues Anthropic for copyright infringement over allegedly unlicensed use of his published works.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-24Valjakka v. Netflix, Inc.
Valjakka sues Netflix for patent infringement related to unspecified technology or method.
- ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-07-24Gemini Data, Inc. v. Google LLC
Gemini Data sues Google for trademark infringement over the Gemini name.
- ClosedCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-23Greene v. Google LLC
David L. Greene sues Google and Alphabet for copyright infringement over allegedly unauthorized use of his creative work.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-23Ted Entertainment, Inc. v. Nvidia Corporation
Ted Entertainment sues Nvidia for copyright infringement, alleging the AI company used protected content without permission.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-23Global Weather Productions, LLC v. Dogan
Global Weather Productions sues Al Jazeera, Mahmut Dogan, and others for copyright infringement over weather content.
- ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-07-23Anthropic, PBC v. Abnormal AI, Inc.
Anthropic sues Abnormal AI for trademark infringement under the Lanham Act.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-23Google LLC v. Valtrus Innovations Ltd.
Google seeks declaratory judgment against Valtrus Innovations over patent validity and infringement.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-23Secure Communication Technologies, LLC v. Google LLC
Secure Communication Technologies sues Google for allegedly infringing its patents on secure communication technology.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-23Entangled Media, LLC v. Dropbox, Inc.
Entangled Media sues Dropbox for allegedly infringing its patent technology.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-23Funfinity PTE. LTD v. Top Software PTE. LTD
Funfinity sues Top Software for copyright infringement over software or digital content.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-23Golden v. Google, LLC
Golden sues Google for patent infringement over an unspecified patented technology or method.
- ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-07-23Behring Capital LLC v. Stak Corp.
Behring Capital sues Stak Corp. for trademark infringement in federal court.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-23Global Weather Productions, LLC v. Bouzaidi
Global Weather Productions sues Al Jazeera Media Network and others for copyright infringement.
- ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-07-22Driscoll's, Inc. v. Localize LLC
Driscoll's sues Localize LLC and its principals for trademark infringement over berry branding.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-22VE Opening LLC v. Dropbox, Inc.
VE Opening LLC sues Dropbox for patent infringement over file storage and synchronization technology.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-22Concord 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.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-22Cruz v. Anthropic PBC
Authors sue Anthropic for training AI on their copyrighted books without permission.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-22Brave Software, Inc. v. News Corporation
Brave Software sues News Corporation for copyright infringement over alleged unauthorized content use.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-22Epidemic Sound, AB v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
Epidemic Sound sues Meta for copyright infringement over unlicensed music use on its platforms.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-22XpertUniverse, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc.
XpertUniverse sues Cisco for infringing its patents in software or networking technology.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-21Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd. v. CM HK, Ltd.
Samsung sued CM HK and Cywee Group for patent infringement in federal court.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-21S.A. Jamendo v. Nvidia Corporation
S.A. Jamendo sues Nvidia for allegedly using copyrighted music without permission in training AI models.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-21Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
Strike 3 Holdings sues Meta for copyright infringement over allegedly unauthorized adult content on its platforms.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-21In 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.
- ClosedCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-21Bartz v. Anthropic PBC
Bartz sues Anthropic for copyright infringement, alleging the AI company used protected works without permission.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-21Chicken 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.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-21DirecTV, LLC v. Adeia Inc.
DirecTV sues Adeia for patent infringement over media guide and interactive television technology.
- ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-07-20IYO, Inc. v. IO Products, Inc.
IYO, Inc. sues IO Products, Inc. for trademark infringement in federal court.
- ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-07-20Beckstoffer v. Bay Point Capital Partners II, LP
Beckstoffer Vineyards sues Bay Point Capital Partners for trademark infringement over wine brand use.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-20Actian Corporation v. Compass Software GmbH
Actian Corporation sues Compass Software for allegedly copying its software code and infringing its copyrights.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-20Google LLC v. SerpApi, LLC
Google sues SerpApi for copyright infringement over scraping Google Search results.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-20Concord Music Group, Inc. v. Anthropic PBC
Concord Music Group sues Anthropic for copyright infringement over AI training on musical works without permission.
- ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-07-20Blonde v. Google LLC
Pepper Blonde sues Google LLC for trademark infringement in federal court.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-20Global Weather Productions, LLC v. Bell Media Inc.
Global Weather Productions sues Bell Media and others for copyright infringement over weather production content.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-20Apple, Inc. v. Cloud Controls LLC
Apple sues Cloud Controls over patent infringement in federal court seeking declaratory judgment.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-20BMG Rights Management (US) LLC v. Anthropic PBC
BMG Rights Management sues Anthropic for copyright infringement over AI training on music compositions.
- ClosedCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-18Gholami v. OpenAI, Inc.
Danial Gholami sues OpenAI for copyright infringement over alleged unauthorized use of his work.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-17Granite Vehicle Ventures LLC v. Tesla, Inc.
Granite Vehicle Ventures sues Tesla for patent infringement involving vehicle technology.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-17Hendrix v. Apple Inc
Hendrix sues Apple for copyright infringement over unauthorized use of music or recordings.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-17B.S.D Crown, Ltd. v. Amazon.com, Inc.
B.S.D Crown sues Amazon for patent infringement under federal patent law.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-16Ted Entertainment, Inc. v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
Ted Entertainment sues Meta for copyright infringement, alleging unauthorized use of content on Meta platforms.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-16Beaulier v. Roblox Corporation
Austin Beaulier sues Roblox Corporation for copyright infringement over alleged unauthorized use of creative content.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-16Sullivan v. Meta Platforms, Inc
Michael Sullivan sues Meta and executives for copyright infringement involving unspecified creative works.
- ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-07-16Cody Barnes v. Scola
Cody Barnes sues Selena Scola over trademark rights involving Paramount Skydance and World of Wonders Productions.
- ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-07-16Autodesk, Inc. v. Google LLC
Autodesk sues Google for trademark infringement over use of Autodesk's marks.
- ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-07-15Roblox Corporation v. PlayerAuctions, Inc.
Roblox sues PlayerAuctions for trademark infringement related to virtual gaming marketplace services.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-15Cognella, Inc. v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
Cognella sues Meta for copyright infringement over allegedly unauthorized use of its educational content.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-15Tanzer v. Adobe Inc.
E. Molly Tanzer sues Adobe for copyright infringement over alleged unauthorized use of her creative work.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-15Cadence Design Systems, Inc. v. Suzhou TZTEK Technology Co., Ltd.
Cadence Design Systems sues multiple Suzhou-based companies for copyright infringement of its design software.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-15Oppenheimer v. Second Street Capital LLC
Oppenheimer sues Second Street Capital for copyright infringement.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-14Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. v. Finelite, Inc.
Seoul Semiconductor sues Finelite for infringing LED patents in the Northern District of California.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-14Lyon v. Adobe Inc.
Elizabeth Lyon sues Adobe for copyright infringement in federal court.
- ClosedPatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-14Neonode Smartphone LLC v. Apple Inc
Neonode sues Apple for infringing its smartphone touch-screen patents.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-14Apple, Inc. v. Piney Woods Mobility LLC
Apple sues Piney Woods Mobility over patent infringement claims in federal court.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-14Shakespeare v. Anthropic PBC
Authors and publishers sue Anthropic for training AI models on copyrighted books without permission.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-14Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Urban Life Inc.
Broadcast Music, Inc. sues Urban Life Inc. for copyright infringement over unauthorized music use.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-14Cellular South Inc v. Google, LLC
Cellular South sues Google for patent infringement in federal court.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-13Beaulier v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
Austin Beaulier sues Meta Platforms for copyright infringement.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-13UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Last Brand, Inc.
UMG Recordings sues Last Brand for copyright infringement over allegedly unauthorized music use.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-13VE Opening LLC v. Salesforce, Inc.
VE Opening LLC sues Salesforce for patent infringement over allegedly copied technology.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-10EVOX Productions, LLC v. Google LLC
EVOX Productions sues Google for copyright infringement over allegedly unauthorized use of its content.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-10Epidemic 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.
- ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-07-09Bertini v. Apple, Inc.
Bertini sues Apple for trademark infringement in federal court.
- ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-07-09The Foundry Visionmongers Ltd. v. Adobe Inc.
The Foundry Visionmongers sues Adobe for trademark infringement over disputed branding rights.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-09HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC v. Google LLC
Headwater Research sues Google for patent infringement in federal court.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-09Cook v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
Jennifer L. Cook sues Meta Platforms for copyright infringement in federal court.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-09Dish Network L.L.C. v. Adeia Inc.
Dish Network seeks declaratory judgment against Adeia over patent claims related to media guide technology.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-08Cambronne Inc. v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
John Carreyrou sues Meta for allegedly infringing copyright on content related to his investigative work.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-08LED Wafer Solutions LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
LED Wafer Solutions sues Samsung and Seoul Semiconductor for infringing its patents on LED wafer technology.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-08In re Salesforce LLM Copyright Infringement Litigation
Multiple parties sue Salesforce for allegedly using copyrighted works to train large language models without permission.
- ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-07-08Advent Software, Inc. v. Advent AI, Inc.
Advent Software sues Advent AI for trademark infringement over the confusingly similar 'Advent' brand name.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-07Ted Entertainment, Inc. v. ByteDance Inc
Ted Entertainment sues ByteDance for copyright infringement, alleging unauthorized use of copyrighted content.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-06Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. v. Finelite, Inc.
Seoul Semiconductor sues Finelite for infringing its patents on LED lighting technology.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-06Rapid Relief Team (RRT) Limited v. Cheryl Bawtinheimer
Rapid Relief Team sues Cheryl Bawtenheimer for copyright infringement in federal court.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-06Godo Kaisha IP Bridge 1 v. Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
IP Bridge 1 sued Western Digital for infringing patents related to data storage technology.
- ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-07-02Forrest v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
Forrest sues Meta for trademark infringement related to a mark or brand name allegedly used without permission.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-02Cognella, Inc. v. Anthropic PBC
Cognella sues Anthropic for copyright infringement over alleged unauthorized use of published textbooks in AI training.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-02Kwon v. Anthropic PBC
Multiple authors sue Anthropic for allegedly using their copyrighted books to train AI without permission.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-07-02Chicken 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.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-01VirtaMove, Corp. v. Amazon.com, Inc.
VirtaMove sues Amazon for patent infringement under federal patent law.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-07-01Artificial Intelligence Industry Association, Inc. v. Fanuc America Corporation
Artificial Intelligence Industry Association sues Fanuc America for allegedly infringing its patented technology.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-06-30INTERUM GROUP INC. v. Zoom Video Communications, Inc
Interum Group sues Zoom for patent infringement over video communications technology.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-06-30Utherverse Digital, Inc. v. Ubisoft, Inc.
Utherverse Digital sues Ubisoft for allegedly infringing its patents in video game technology.
- ClosedCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-06-25Trinidad v. Anthropic PBC
Trinidad sues Anthropic for copyright infringement over alleged unauthorized use of creative works in AI training.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-06-24Art Records LLC v. YouTube LLC
Art Records LLC sues YouTube and Google for copyright infringement over unauthorized music content.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-06-23VirtaMove, Corp. v. Google LLC
VirtaMove sues Google for patent infringement related to virtual movement technology.
- ClosedPatentN.D. Cal.2026-06-23Google LLC v. EcoFactor, Inc.
Google seeks declaratory judgment against EcoFactor in patent dispute over smart thermostat technology.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-06-22Ted Entertainment, Inc. v. OpenAI Inc.
Ted Entertainment sues OpenAI for allegedly using copyrighted content to train AI models without permission.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-06-22LS Cable & System Ltd. v. Apple Inc.
LS Cable & System sued Apple for patent infringement related to cable and connector technology.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-06-22Rearden LLC v. TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp.
Rearden sues Disney and Lucasfilm for copyright infringement over motion capture technology in Star Wars films.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-06-21DiStefano Website Innovations, LLC v. ByteDance Ltd.
DiStefano Website Innovations sues ByteDance and TikTok for infringing its patents.
- ClosedPatentN.D. Cal.2026-06-18Carnegie Mellon University v. LSI Corporation
Carnegie Mellon sues LSI Corporation and Marvell Semiconductor for infringing patents related to data storage technology.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-06-18Valtrus Innovations Ltd. v. Google LLC
Valtrus Innovations sues Google for patent infringement.
- ClosedCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-06-18Rearden LLC v. The Walt Disney Company
Rearden LLC sues Disney for copyright infringement across multiple production entities and subsidiaries.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-06-18Zentian Ltd v. Apple Inc.
Zentian Ltd sued Apple for patent infringement in federal court.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-06-17Shlapatskyi v. YouTube, LLC
Viacheslav Shlapatskyi sues YouTube for allegedly infringing his copyright through unauthorized content.
- ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-06-17Aoraki Holdings PTY LTD. v. 4NUTES.COM
Aoraki Holdings sues 4nutes.com and operators for trademark infringement under the Lanham Act.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-06-15Core Optical Technologies, LLC v. Apple, Inc.
Core Optical Technologies sues Apple and others for patent infringement related to optical technology.
- ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-06-15Shift4 Payments, LLC v. JaredIsaacmanCourtCase.com
Shift4 Payments sues over trademark infringement related to Jared Isaacman's name and identity online.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-06-15Timeless Production FZ LLC v. SANO Media Vietnam Joint Stock Company
Timeless Production sues SANO Media Vietnam for copyright infringement over allegedly stolen content.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-06-12Szlawieniec-Haw v. Nhi
Danielle Szlawieniec-Haw sues Le Ha Nhi and Next Door Media for copyright infringement.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-06-11Relink US LLC v. Tesla, Inc.
Relink US LLC sues Tesla for infringing its patent technology in Tesla's products or services.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-06-10Shakespeare v. Carney
Authors sue Anthropic and others for copyright infringement over AI training data allegedly used without permission.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-06-10Silagi v. Netflix
Shane Silagi sues Netflix and Goat House LLC for allegedly infringing his copyright.
- ActiveCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-06-10Cambronne, Inc. v. Google LLC
Cambronne sues Google for copyright infringement over unspecified works or content.
- ClosedPatentN.D. Cal.2026-06-09VLSI Technology LLC v. Intel Corporation
VLSI Technology sues Intel for patent infringement in semiconductor technology dispute.
- ClosedPatentN.D. Cal.2026-06-08Sonos, Inc. v. Google LLC
Sonos sues Google for patent infringement over speaker and audio technology patents.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-06-04Artificial Intelligence Industry Association, Inc. v. Parallel Domain, Inc.
AI Industry Association sues Parallel Domain and Osaro for patent infringement.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-06-04Artificial Intelligence Industry Association, Inc. v. Osaro, Inc.
Artificial Intelligence Industry Association sues Osaro for patent infringement.
- ClosedCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-06-02Goddard v. Anthropic PBC
Goddard sues Anthropic for copyright infringement over training data used in AI models.
- ActivePatentN.D. Cal.2026-06-01VirtaMove, Corp. v. Google LLC
VirtaMove sues Google for patent infringement in federal court, alleging unauthorized use of its patented technology.
- ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-05-29Baron App, Inc. d/b/a/ Cameo v. OpenAI, Inc.
Cameo sues OpenAI for trademark infringement over alleged unauthorized use of celebrity likenesses and names.
- ClosedCopyrightN.D. Cal.2026-05-29Reddit, 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.
- ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.2026-05-29Oracle 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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