Microsoft

Microsoft is named in 41 U.S. federal IP lawsuits · 19 active.

Coverage vs. reality

Across the cases naming Microsoft that IP Feed tracks, press coverage leans plaintiff-favorable in 8 and defendant-favorable in 2.

Press lean: 8 plaintiff · 2 defendant

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Coverage stance is auto-classified per article; “plaintiff” = favors the party bringing the suit, “defendant” = favors the accused. Verify against the original reporting before relying on it.

From the blog on Microsoft

  1. ActiveCopyrightS.D.N.Y.· 1:23-cv-111952026-10-09
    The New York Times Company v. Microsoft Corporation

    The New York Times sues Microsoft for copyright infringement over use of its content in AI training.

  2. ActiveCopyrightS.D.N.Y.· 1:24-cv-032852026-10-09
    Daily News LP v. Microsoft Corporation

    Daily News LP sues Microsoft for copyright infringement over alleged unauthorized use of news content.

  3. ClosedTrademarkVAED· 1:24-cv-023232026-10-08
    Microsoft Corporation v. Does 4-10 Operating an Azure Abuse Network

    Microsoft sues individuals for operating fraudulent Azure accounts and trademark abuse through a coordinated network.

  4. ActiveCopyrightS.D.N.Y.· 1:25-cv-099042026-10-07
    California Newspapers Partnership v. Microsoft Corporation

    A coalition of nine major U.S. newspapers—including the Los Angeles Daily News, San Diego Union-Tribune, and Hartford Courant—sued Microsoft and OpenAI, alleging the companies used their copyrighted news articles without permission to train AI language models. The plaintiffs claim their published work was scraped and used to build commercial AI products that compete with legitimate news distribution.

  5. ActiveCopyrightS.D.N.Y.· 1:26-cv-080822026-10-07
    Times Publishing Company v. Microsoft Corporation

    Major news publishers including We-Ha.com, SwimSwam, and The Jewish Link sued OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging the companies illegally used their copyrighted articles to train AI language models without permission or compensation. The case centers on whether AI developers can scrape and learn from published news content protected by copyright law.

  6. ActiveCopyrightS.D.N.Y.· 1:26-cv-053202026-10-07
    Richner Communications, Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation

    Major newspaper publishers including Wick Communications, WEHCO Newspapers, and Straus Media are suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, alleging the companies used their news articles without permission to train AI models. The publishers claim their copyrighted content was scraped and used to build ChatGPT and other generative AI systems without compensation or consent.

  7. ActivePatentTXED· 2:26-cv-003392026-10-07
    Semantic Engines LLC v. Microsoft Corporation

    Semantic Engines sues Microsoft for allegedly infringing its patent technology.

  8. ActiveCopyrightWAWD· 2:26-cv-010312026-10-05
    Beaulier v. Microsoft Corporation

    Austin Beaulier sues Microsoft for copyright infringement over allegedly copied creative work.

  9. ActiveCopyrightDED· 1:25-cv-005532026-10-01
    Cerence Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation

    Cerence sues Microsoft for copyright infringement over technology acquired from Nuance Communications.

  10. ActivePatentTXED· 2:26-cv-002962026-09-28
    Snowflake ITM, Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation

    Snowflake ITM sues Microsoft for patent infringement in federal court in Texas.

  11. ActiveCopyrightWAWD· 2:26-cv-012212026-09-28
    Borde v. Microsoft Corporation

    Julien Borde is suing Microsoft Corporation for copyright infringement in federal court.

  12. ClosedPatentTXED· 2:25-cv-012282026-09-25
    NovaCloud Licensing, LLC v. Microsoft Corporation

    NovaCloud Licensing is suing Microsoft for patent infringement in federal court in Texas. The case centers on allegations that Microsoft's technology violates NovaCloud's patent rights, though the specific patent and technology at issue are not detailed in the court filing. The lawsuit seeks damages for the alleged unauthorized use of the patented innovation.

  13. ActivePatentTXED· 2:25-cv-009432026-09-25
    ToutVirtual, Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation

    ToutVirtual is suing Microsoft for patent infringement in federal court in Texas. The lawsuit centers on technology covered by ToutVirtual's patent, with the company seeking relief for unauthorized use. The specific patent and technology details remain central to the dispute over intellectual property rights.

  14. ActivePatentTXED· 2:26-cv-003462026-09-24
    VL Collective IP LLC v. Microsoft Corporation

    VL Collective sues Microsoft for patent infringement in Texas federal court.

  15. ActivePatentTXED· 2:26-cv-004002026-09-24
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology v. Microsoft Corporation

    MIT sues Microsoft for allegedly infringing patents in artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies.

  16. ActivePatentTXED· 2:26-cv-003892026-09-14
    Algebraix LLC v. Microsoft Corporation

    Algebraix sues Microsoft for patent infringement over database technology.

  17. ActiveCopyrightS.D.N.Y.· 1:24-cv-000842026-09-14
    Basbanes v. Microsoft Corporation

    Nicholas Basbanes sues OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, alleging their AI models were trained on his copyrighted works without permission. Multiple bestselling authors—including Ta-Nehisi Coates, Sarah Silverman, and Michael Chabon—joined as third parties. The case challenges whether AI training on published books violates author copyrights.

  18. ActivePatentC.D. Cal.· 8:23-cv-024152026-09-11
    X1 Discovery, Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation

    X1 Discovery is suing Microsoft for patent infringement in federal court. The case involves technology covered by X1 Discovery's patents, likely related to search or discovery software. The lawsuit seeks damages for Microsoft's alleged unauthorized use of the patented technology.

  19. ActivePatentS.D.N.Y.· 1:26-cv-005842026-08-03
    Roots Informatics LP v. Microsoft Corporation

    Roots Informatics sues Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, OpenAI, and others for patent infringement involving AI and data technology.

  20. ClosedPatentFed. Cir.· 24-22962026-08-03
    Exafer Ltd v. Microsoft Corporation

    Exafer sues Microsoft for patent infringement in federal court.

  21. ActivePatentTXND· 3:22-cv-003632026-07-31
    Lemko Corporation v. Microsoft Corporation

    Lemko Corporation sues Microsoft and Affirmed Networks for infringing its patents.

  22. ClosedPatentTXED· 2:24-cv-004332026-07-07
    ParTec AG v. Microsoft Corporation

    ParTec AG sues Microsoft for allegedly infringing patents related to computing technology.

  23. ActiveTrademarkN.D. Cal.· 5:25-cv-011102026-04-17
    Veeva Systems Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation

    Veeva Systems sues Microsoft for trademark infringement in federal court.

  24. ClosedPatentTXED· 4:25-cv-013672026-03-31
    Mobility Workx, LLC v. Microsoft Corporation

    Mobility Workx sued Microsoft for infringing its patent technology in a Texas federal court.

  25. DormantCopyrightS.D.N.Y.· 1:25-cv-052822025-09-09
    Bird v. Microsoft Corporation

    Multiple authors sue Microsoft for copyright infringement over alleged unauthorized use of their works.

  26. DormantPatentN.D. Cal.· 3:25-cv-033302025-06-11
    Microsoft Corporation v. Biogy, Inc.

    Microsoft seeks declaratory judgment against Biogy over patent claims, with Albertsons companies also named.

  27. DormantPatentFed. Cir.· 25-15952025-04-25
    Never-Search, Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation

    Never-Search sues Microsoft for patent infringement in federal court.

  28. ClosedPatentN.D. Cal.· 3:24-cv-039502025-04-08
    Never-Search, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp.

    Never-Search sues Microsoft for patent infringement over search technology.

  29. ClosedPatentWAWD· 2:22-cv-003442025-03-06
    ThroughPuter Inc v. Microsoft Corporation

    ThroughPuter sues Microsoft for infringing its patent technology.

  30. ClosedPatentN.D. Cal.· 4:17-cv-047092024-11-13
    Looksmart Group, Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation

    Looksmart Group is suing Microsoft over patent infringement. The case involves a patent related to search technology or digital services, though the specific patent number and technical details are not identified in the available information. This is a patent dispute in federal court.

  31. DormantCopyrightS.D.N.Y.· 1:24-cv-025782024-10-08
    McGucken v. Microsoft Corporation

    McGucken sues Microsoft for copyright infringement over alleged unauthorized use of his work.

  32. DormantPatentFed. Cir.· 23-24292024-07-01
    CTD Networks, LLC v. Microsoft Corporation

    CTD Networks sues Microsoft for patent infringement in federal court.

  33. DormantPatentTXED· 2:23-cv-002772024-02-09
    J&H Web Technologies, LLC v. Microsoft Corporation

    J&H Web Technologies sues Microsoft and Google for infringing its patent technology.

  34. DormantTrademarkVAED· 1:22-cv-006072024-01-30
    Microsoft Corporation v. John Does 1-2

    Microsoft sues unknown defendants for trademark infringement involving Microsoft brand marks.

  35. ClosedPatentWAWD· 2:19-cv-016252024-01-05
    O'Brien v. Microsoft Corporation

    Royal J O'Brien sues Microsoft for patent infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 271.

  36. ClosedPatentDED· 1:15-cv-005472021-04-02
    Evolved Wireless, LLC v. Microsoft Corporation

    Evolved Wireless sues Microsoft for infringing wireless technology patents.

  37. ClosedCopyrightC.D. Cal.· 2:17-cv-044642019-06-07
    Microsoft Corporation v. Fame 1 Computers, Inc.

    Microsoft sued Fame 1 Computers and CorpITGroup for copyright infringement. The lawsuit targets unauthorized copying of Microsoft's copyrighted software or digital works. The case centers on whether the defendants unlawfully reproduced or distributed Microsoft's protected intellectual property.

  38. ClosedPatentN.D. Cal.· 4:18-cv-006702018-09-18
    Hypermedia Navigation LLC v. Microsoft Corporation

    Hypermedia Navigation sues Microsoft for patent infringement over navigation technology.

  39. ClosedPatentN.D. Cal.· 5:15-cv-058362018-05-16
    Microsoft Corporation v. Corel Corporation

    Microsoft sues Corel for infringing patents related to software technology.

  40. ClosedPatentFed. Cir.· 13-11842014-08-01
    Microsoft Corporation v. Datatern, Inc.

    SAP America, SAP AG, and Microsoft sued Datatern for patent infringement in the Federal Circuit. The case involves allegations that Datatern's technology infringes one or more patents held by the plaintiffs, though the specific patent numbers and technology at issue are not identified in the available case information.

  41. ClosedCopyrightFLSD· 1:98-cv-010962000-05-04
    Microsoft Corp. v. Computer Giant, Inc.

    Microsoft is suing Computer Giant, Inc. and Alex Ruiz for copyright infringement in federal court in Florida. The lawsuit centers on alleged unauthorized copying of Microsoft's copyrighted software or digital works. The case raises questions about intellectual property protection and software licensing compliance in the tech industry.