Debevoise & Plimpton

Counsel of record in 12 federal IP lawsuits tracked by IP Feed.

2 for plaintiffs6 for defendants
  1. OpenS.D.N.Y.2026-10-23
    In Re: OpenAI, Inc. Copyright Infringement Litigation

    Multiple parties sue OpenAI for copyright infringement over training its AI models on copyrighted works.

  2. Openfor defendantTXED2026-10-22
    Skysong Innovations, Inc v. Fortinet, Inc.

    Skysong Innovations sues Fortinet for allegedly infringing its patented technology.

  3. Openfor plaintiffN.D. Cal.2026-10-22
    Elsevier Inc. v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

    Major book publishers including Elsevier, Penguin Random House, Hachette, and Macmillan are suing Meta over copyright infringement, alleging the company used their published works without permission to train AI systems. The case centers on Meta's use of copyrighted literary works as training data for its AI models.

  4. OpenS.D.N.Y.2026-10-19
    Authors Guild v. OpenAI Inc.

    Authors Guild sues OpenAI for allegedly training ChatGPT on millions of copyrighted books without permission.

  5. Closedfor plaintiffS.D.N.Y.2026-10-08
    Elsevier Inc. v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

    Major publishers sue Meta, claiming its AI systems were trained on copyrighted books without permission.

  6. Openfor defendantN.D. Cal.2026-09-30
    Ex Populus, Inc. v. SpaceXAI Corp.

    Ex Populus is suing X Corp., Space Exploration Technologies Corp., SpaceXAI LLC, and SpaceXAI Corp. over trademark infringement. The lawsuit centers on the defendants' use of branding or marks that Ex Populus claims infringe its trademark rights, though the specific mark at issue is not detailed in the case record.

  7. Closedfor defendantN.D. Cal.2026-06-08
    Sonos, Inc. v. Google LLC

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

  8. ClosedN.D. Cal.2024-08-29
    Eolas Technologies Incorporated v. Amazon.com, Inc.

    Eolas Technologies sues Amazon for infringing its web browser patent technology.

  9. Closedfor defendantN.D. Cal.2024-03-04
    Firstface Co., Ltd. v. Apple, Inc.

    Firstface Co., Ltd. is suing Apple over patent infringement in federal court in Northern California. The case involves a patent related to facial recognition or face-detection technology. Motorola Mobility is also named as a non-party, suggesting the patent may apply across multiple device makers in the mobile space.

  10. Closedfor defendantN.D. Cal.2021-07-13
    Speed Track, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc.

    Speed Track sues Amazon and major retailers for patent infringement across e-commerce operations.

  11. ClosedN.D. Cal.2021-03-12
    Waymo LLC v. Uber Technologies, Inc.

    Waymo sues Uber for stealing autonomous vehicle LiDAR technology and trade secrets.

  12. Closedfor defendantN.D. Cal.2018-06-29
    Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    Apple sued Samsung for patent infringement in federal court. The case involves disputes over patents related to smartphone and mobile device technology. Multiple tech companies including Google, Intel, and Microsoft have entered the case as interested parties or movants, suggesting broad industry implications for mobile device design and functionality.

Counsel sourced from public CourtListener docket records; firm names are normalized across spellings and office locations. Appearing for a party is not an endorsement of any position.