This page is the campaign hub for patent assertions by Netlist, Inc., which its complaints describe as a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Irvine, California, against Samsung, Micron, and Kingston. Samsung and Micron also filed declaratory judgment cases against Netlist in the District of Delaware. Netlist's Central District of California complaints accuse DDR5 memory modules, and its November 4, 2026 complaint against Kingston also accuses solid-state drives. The Commission's notices describe the accused products in Investigation Nos. 337-TA-1472 and 337-TA-1523 as DRAM devices, specifically DDR5 generation DIMMs (and, in 337-TA-1472, high bandwidth memory), and products containing them.
The patents asserted more than once
U.S. Patent 12,373,366 is asserted in Netlist's Eastern District of Texas suits against Samsung, No. 2:25-cv-00748, and against Micron, No. 2:25-cv-00749 (transferred to the District of Delaware as No. 1:26-cv-00362), in Investigation Nos. 337-TA-1472 and 337-TA-1523, and in the October 16, 2026 Kingston suit, No. 8:26-cv-03047. U.S. Patent 12,675,407 is asserted in No. 2:26-cv-00553 (E.D. Tex.) against Samsung, in No. 8:26-cv-02167 (C.D. Cal.) against Micron, in Investigation No. 337-TA-1523, and in the November 4, 2026 Kingston suit, No. 8:26-cv-03262; Micron's declaratory judgment case No. 1:26-cv-01014 and Samsung's declaratory judgment case No. 1:26-cv-00821, both in the District of Delaware, also concern it. U.S. Patent 10,025,731 is asserted in Investigation Nos. 337-TA-1472 and 337-TA-1523, in No. 8:26-cv-03262, and in Netlist's amended complaints in No. 2:25-cv-00557 (E.D. Tex.) against Samsung and in its suit against Micron now numbered No. 1:26-cv-00246 (D. Del.), and it is the patent in Micron's declaratory judgment case No. 1:25-cv-00863 (D. Del.). U.S. Patent 10,217,523 is asserted in Investigation Nos. 337-TA-1472 and 337-TA-1523 and in No. 8:26-cv-02167, and Micron's No. 1:26-cv-01014 also concerns it, along with U.S. Patent 9,128,632.
U.S. Patent 12,308,087 is asserted in Investigation No. 337-TA-1472, in Netlist's Eastern District of Texas suit against Samsung, No. 2:25-cv-00557, and in its suit against Micron filed in the Eastern District of Texas on May 19, 2025 and now numbered No. 1:26-cv-00246 in the District of Delaware, and it is the patent in Micron's declaratory judgment case No. 1:25-cv-00629 (D. Del.). U.S. Patent 12,646,537 is asserted in Investigation No. 337-TA-1511 and in No. 2:26-cv-00441 (E.D. Tex.) against Samsung, and it is the patent in Micron's declaratory judgment case No. 1:26-cv-00641 (D. Del.). U.S. Patent 12,650,937 is asserted in Investigation No. 337-TA-1511 and in No. 2:26-cv-00456 (E.D. Tex.) against Samsung. Samsung's declaratory judgment case No. 1:26-cv-00650 (D. Del.) concerns both the '537 and '937 patents. U.S. Patent 9,824,035 is asserted in Investigation No. 337-TA-1472, and it is the patent in Samsung's declaratory judgment case No. 1:25-cv-01371 (D. Del.).
The other patents in these proceedings are U.S. Patent 10,268,608 in Investigation No. 337-TA-1472; U.S. Patent 12,762,074 in No. 8:26-cv-03047; U.S. Patents 11,200,120 and 11,914,481, which the November 4 complaint asserts against Kingston solid-state drives, in No. 8:26-cv-03262; and U.S. Patents 7,619,912 and 11,093,417 in No. 2:22-cv-00294 (E.D. Tex.) against Micron. The Federal Circuit appeals from inter partes reviews concern U.S. Patents 10,949,339, 11,016,918, 11,232,054, 8,787,060, and 9,318,160.
The proceedings
The table lists each proceeding by court or Commission number, with the status its docket, the Federal Register, or the Federal Circuit's decisions show through November 5, 2026. Patents appear by their last three digits; the full numbers are above.
| No. | Forum | Opposing party | Netlist patents | Status on the record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:22-cv-00294 | E.D. Tex. | Micron | '912, '417 | Final judgment entered July 11, 2024, on a jury verdict; Micron appealed (Fed. Cir. No. 2025-1936). Joint stipulation of dismissal filed October 16, 2026; on October 27, 2026 the court carried the stipulation and ordered the parties to file a joint clarification of the relief sought within seven days; joint motion for additional time to respond filed November 3, 2026. |
| 2:25-cv-00557 | E.D. Tex. | Samsung and a second defendant | '087, '731 | Dismissed with prejudice by order signed August 22, 2026, on a joint stipulation. |
| 2:25-cv-00748 | E.D. Tex. | Samsung and a second defendant | '366 | Dismissed with prejudice by order signed August 22, 2026, on a joint stipulation. |
| 2:25-cv-00749 | E.D. Tex. | Micron and a second defendant | '366 | Transferred to the District of Delaware on April 2, 2026, as No. 1:26-cv-00362. |
| 2:26-cv-00441 | E.D. Tex. | Samsung | '537 | Dismissed with prejudice by order signed August 22, 2026, on a joint stipulation. |
| 2:26-cv-00456 | E.D. Tex. | Samsung and a second defendant | '937 | Dismissed with prejudice by order signed August 28, 2026, on a joint stipulation. |
| 2:26-cv-00553 | E.D. Tex. | Samsung and a second defendant | '407 | Filed July 6, 2026; stipulation of dismissal filed August 18, 2026, and order dismissing the case entered August 25, 2026. |
| 1:26-cv-00246, consolidated with 1:25-cv-00629 and 1:25-cv-00863 | D. Del. | Micron (Nos. 1:25-cv-00629 and 1:25-cv-00863 are Micron's declaratory judgment cases) | '087 and '731 (No. 1:26-cv-00246, filed in the Eastern District of Texas on May 19, 2025, as No. 2:25-cv-00558); '087 (No. 1:25-cv-00629); '731 (No. 1:25-cv-00863) | Stipulation of dismissal filed October 16, 2026; so ordered, and the three cases terminated October 21, 2026. |
| 1:26-cv-00362, consolidated with 1:25-cv-00942 | D. Del. | Micron (No. 1:25-cv-00942 is Micron's declaratory judgment case) | '366 | Stipulation of dismissal filed October 16, 2026; so ordered, and both cases terminated October 21, 2026. |
| 1:26-cv-01014 | D. Del. | Micron, as declaratory judgment plaintiff | '632, '523, '407 | Stipulation of dismissal filed October 16, 2026; so ordered, and the case terminated October 21, 2026. |
| 1:26-cv-00641 | D. Del. | Micron, as declaratory judgment plaintiff | '537 | Stipulation of dismissal filed October 16, 2026; so ordered, and the case terminated October 21, 2026. |
| 1:25-cv-01371 | D. Del. | Samsung, as declaratory judgment plaintiff | '035 | Stipulation of dismissal with prejudice filed August 18, 2026; so ordered, and the case terminated August 20, 2026. |
| 1:26-cv-00650 | D. Del. | Samsung and a second company, as declaratory judgment plaintiffs | '537, '937 | Stipulation of dismissal with prejudice filed August 18, 2026; so ordered, and the case terminated August 20, 2026. |
| 1:26-cv-00821 | D. Del. | Samsung and a second company, as declaratory judgment plaintiffs | '407 | Stipulation of dismissal filed August 18, 2026; so ordered, and the case terminated August 20, 2026. |
| 8:26-cv-02167 | C.D. Cal. | Micron | '523, '407 | Filed August 10, 2026; dismissal docketed October 16, 2026. |
| 8:26-cv-03047 | C.D. Cal. | Kingston | '366, '074 | Filed October 16, 2026; summons issued November 2, 2026. |
| 8:26-cv-03262 | C.D. Cal. | Kingston | '731, '407, '120, '481 | Filed November 4, 2026. |
| 337-TA-1472 | ITC | Samsung and other respondents | '366, '731, '608, '523, '035, '087 | Instituted January 2, 2026; terminated based on settlement, by Commission vote on October 6, 2026. |
| 337-TA-1511 | ITC | Samsung and other respondents | '537, '937 | Instituted July 20, 2026; terminated based on a settlement agreement, by Commission vote on October 28, 2026. |
| 337-TA-1523 (DN 3930) | ITC | Micron and other respondents | '731, '523, '366, '407 | Instituted by notice published September 25, 2026. |
| 2024-1707; 2024-1859, 2024-1863; 2024-2240, 2024-2241 | Fed. Cir. | Micron, as appellee in appeals from inter partes reviews | '339; '918, '054; '060, '160 | Board decisions affirmed September 2, 2026. |
| 2024-2281, 2024-2282, 2026-1671 | Fed. Cir. | Micron, as appellee in Netlist's appeals from District of Idaho cases, one of them under the Idaho Bad Faith Assertions of Patent Infringement Act | None (District of Idaho cases) | Dismissed by agreement October 16, 2026. |
The Samsung and Micron settlements
Netlist's Forms 8-K report a patent cross-license with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. entered August 4, 2026, and a settlement and release agreement and license with Micron Technology, Inc. entered October 5, 2026. The Commission terminated Investigation No. 337-TA-1472 based on settlement by a vote on October 6, 2026, and Investigation No. 337-TA-1511 based on a settlement agreement by a vote on October 28, 2026.
The Commission matters naming Micron
The Commission instituted Investigation No. 337-TA-1523, Certain Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) Devices, Products Containing the Same, and Components Thereof (III), by notice published September 25, 2026 (91 FR 60980), on claims of the '731, '523, '366, and '407 patents. Its respondents are Micron Technology, Inc., Micron Semiconductor Products, Inc., and other companies. Netlist's complaint docketed as DN 3939, Certain Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) Devices, Products Containing the Same, and Components Thereof (IV), filed September 28, 2026, names the two Micron entities and other proposed respondents; its receipt notice was published October 1, 2026 (91 FR 62558). Through November 5, 2026, those are the latest Federal Register notices in each matter.
What to watch next
Watch for Kingston's responses in Nos. 8:26-cv-03047 and 8:26-cv-03262, the response to the October 27, 2026 order in No. 2:22-cv-00294 and any order on the stipulation of dismissal there, any Commission notice in Investigation No. 337-TA-1523 or on the DN 3939 complaint, and any new Netlist complaint on these patents. Any of these matters can end at any time, including by settlement or voluntary dismissal.