This page is the campaign hub for patent suits by NovaCloud Licensing LLC and for the declaratory judgment actions filed against it. NovaCloud's complaint against Akamai Technologies, Inc. describes NovaCloud as a Delaware limited liability company based in Palo Alto, California, formed in 2024 to take ownership of patented technology that emerged from a telecommunications equipment company's research in cloud computing, networking, and content delivery. From May 30, 2025 to September 4, 2026, NovaCloud filed eight infringement suits, each against a different defendant or group of defendants. From September 24, 2025 to September 16, 2026, three companies filed declaratory judgment actions against NovaCloud in the Northern District of California, the latest by Equinix, Inc.
The patents asserted in three or more suits
U.S. Patent 8,401,028 is asserted in six of NovaCloud's suits: Nos. 1:25-cv-00674, 1:25-cv-01272, and 1:26-cv-01130 (D. Del.), Nos. 2:25-cv-00700 and 2:25-cv-01228 (E.D. Tex.), and No. 7:26-cv-00035 (W.D. Tex.); declaratory judgment actions Nos. 3:25-cv-08118 and 3:26-cv-10585 (N.D. Cal.) also concern it. U.S. Patent 8,949,206 is asserted in five: Nos. 1:25-cv-00674, 1:25-cv-01272, 1:26-cv-00433, and 1:26-cv-01130 (D. Del.) and No. 2:25-cv-01266 (E.D. Tex.); declaratory judgment action No. 4:26-cv-04259 (N.D. Cal.) also concerns it. U.S. Patent 8,145,721 is asserted in four: Nos. 1:25-cv-00674, 1:25-cv-01272, 1:26-cv-00433, and 2:25-cv-01266; Nos. 3:25-cv-08118 and 4:26-cv-04259 also concern it. U.S. Reissue Patent RE47,612 is asserted in four: Nos. 1:25-cv-01272, 1:26-cv-00433, 2:25-cv-01266, and 7:26-cv-00035; No. 4:26-cv-04259 also concerns it. U.S. Patent 8,825,867 is asserted in Nos. 1:25-cv-01272, 1:26-cv-01130, and 2:25-cv-01228. U.S. Patent 10,225,173 is asserted in Nos. 1:25-cv-00674, 1:25-cv-01272, and 2:25-cv-01228, and No. 3:25-cv-08118 also concerns it.
The other patents in NovaCloud's complaints are U.S. Patents 9,225,651 and 9,900,262 (Nos. 1:26-cv-01130 and 2:25-cv-00700); 9,491,063 (Nos. 2:25-cv-00700 and 7:26-cv-00035); 9,654,333 (No. 1:25-cv-00674); 8,407,348 and 10,691,480 (No. 2:25-cv-00700); 10,430,172 (No. 2:25-cv-01228); and 8,627,086 and 9,201,747 (No. 7:26-cv-00035). The complaint in No. 3:25-cv-08118 seeks declarations of noninfringement of 21 patents: every patent named on this page except the '206, '867, '612, '086, and '447 patents, plus U.S. Patents 7,860,948, 7,948,994, 8,015,291, 9,807,159, 9,912,582, 10,237,145, 10,353,730, and 11,748,132. Equinix's complaint in No. 3:26-cv-10585 concerns the '028 and '348 patents and U.S. Patents 8,606,738, 7,869,447, and 9,847,903; the '738 and '903 patents are also among the 21 in No. 3:25-cv-08118.
The proceedings
The table lists each proceeding by court and number, with the patents its complaint names and the status its docket shows through November 5, 2026. Patents appear by their last three digits; the full numbers are above.
| No. | Court | Filed | Opposing party | Patents in the complaint | Status on the docket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:25-cv-00674 | D. Del. | May 30, 2025 | A company | '721, '028, '206, '333, '173 | Stipulation of dismissal filed September 16, 2026; so ordered, and the case terminated the same day. |
| 1:25-cv-01272 | D. Del. | October 17, 2025 | Two companies | '721, '028, '867, '206, '173, '612 | Stipulation of dismissal filed September 15, 2026; so ordered, and the case terminated September 16, 2026. |
| 1:26-cv-00433 | D. Del. | April 15, 2026 | A company | '721, '206, '612 | Stayed by a stipulation so ordered September 2, 2026; stipulation of dismissal filed September 24, 2026, and the case closed the same day. |
| 1:26-cv-01130 | D. Del. | September 4, 2026 | Akamai Technologies, Inc. | '028, '651, '867, '206, '262 | Partial motion to dismiss filed October 30, 2026; the docket lists November 13, 2026 as the due date for the answering brief. |
| 2:25-cv-00700 | E.D. Tex. | July 8, 2025 | A company | '028, '348, '651, '063, '262, '480 | On September 29, 2026 the court adopted a report and recommendation denying the defendant's motion to dismiss under 35 U.S.C. § 101, which was directed to the '348 patent, and granting it as to pre-suit willful and indirect infringement, which NovaCloud had agreed to drop. Claim construction order signed October 3, 2026; objections filed October 19, 2026; an October 23, 2026 order referred the case to a mediator; answer to the amended complaint, with a counterclaim, filed October 28, 2026; jury selection set for July 12, 2027. |
| 2:25-cv-01228 | E.D. Tex. | December 17, 2025 | A company | '028, '867, '173, '172 | Joint stipulation of dismissal filed September 15, 2026; order dismissing the case with prejudice signed September 25, 2026. |
| 2:25-cv-01266 | E.D. Tex. | December 31, 2025 | Five companies | '721, '206, '612 | Stayed September 2, 2026 on a joint motion and notice of settlement; joint stipulation of dismissal filed September 22, 2026; order dismissing the case with prejudice signed September 23, 2026. |
| 7:26-cv-00035 | W.D. Tex. | February 2, 2026 | A company | '028, '086, '747, '063, '612 | Scheduling order entered August 10, 2026 sets a claim construction hearing for March 3, 2027 and jury selection and trial for March 6, 2028. Motion to transfer venue filed under seal September 18, 2026, with a redacted public version filed September 25, 2026; protective order entered October 27, 2026. |
| 3:25-cv-08118 | N.D. Cal. | September 24, 2025 | A company, as declaratory judgment plaintiff | 21 patents, listed above | On September 30, 2026 the court denied NovaCloud's motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Scheduling order entered October 8, 2026; discovery letter brief filed October 28, 2026. |
| 4:26-cv-04259 | N.D. Cal. | May 8, 2026 | A company, as declaratory judgment plaintiff | '721, '206, '612 | NovaCloud moved to dismiss on August 3, 2026; order of dismissal upon settlement entered September 2, 2026. |
| 3:26-cv-10585 | N.D. Cal. | September 16, 2026 | Equinix, Inc., as declaratory judgment plaintiff | '028, '738, '447, '348, '903 | Summons issued September 17, 2026; case reassigned September 30, 2026. |
What to watch next
Watch for NovaCloud's answering brief and the court's ruling on Akamai's partial motion to dismiss in No. 1:26-cv-01130, any ruling on the October 19, 2026 objections to the claim construction order in No. 2:25-cv-00700, a ruling on the motion to transfer venue in No. 7:26-cv-00035, NovaCloud's response to Equinix's complaint in No. 3:26-cv-10585, and any new NovaCloud complaint on these patents. Any of these matters can end at any time, including by settlement or voluntary dismissal.