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Apple Inc

Federal civil lawsuits naming Apple Inc, a Computer Hardware & Equipment company.

Public CompanyComputer Hardware & Equipment
Ticker
Nasdaq: AAPL
Business
Electronic Computers
Headquarters
Cupertino, CA
Incorporated in
California
SEC CIK
320193

Apple Inc is a public company in Electronic Computers, based in Cupertino, CA (traded on Nasdaq as AAPL, incorporated in California). It appears in 1,646 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (1,550 of 1,646). These cases are most often Patent and Personal Property / Fraud matters, filed between 1997 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, N.D. California. The most common causes of action are Patent Infringement, Fraud, and Product Liability. Frequent opposing parties include Uniloc USA Inc, Uniloc 2017 LLC, and Ericsson,inc.

1,646
Lawsuits
1,550
As Defendant
96
As Plaintiff
257
Open
1,389
Terminated
1997–2026
Span
9 mo
Median Duration
55 cases/yrNamed as defendant in 94% of cases41% PatentRecent filings up

Cases by State

AL — 13 casesAZ — 3 casesAR — 3 casesCA — 686 casesCO — 6 casesCT — 7 casesDE — 82 casesDC — 20 casesFL — 48 casesGA — 10 casesID — 1 casesIL — 52 casesIN — 9 casesIA — 0 casesKS — 0 casesKY — 0 casesLA — 50 casesME — 1 casesMD — 9 casesMA — 18 casesMI — 11 casesMN — 5 casesMS — 5 casesMO — 9 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 5 casesNH — 1 casesNJ — 62 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 93 casesNC — 6 casesND — 0 casesOH — 16 casesOK — 2 casesOR — 3 casesPA — 18 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 7 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 8 casesTX — 334 casesUT — 2 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 15 casesWA — 10 casesWV — 2 casesWI — 8 casesWY — 1 cases
HI · 2PR · 3

Open Cases Over Time

1997peak 256 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19972026
PatentPersonal Property / FraudContractFederal Tax / Statutory ActionsAntitrust

Filings by Year

19972026

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Patent676
Personal Property / Fraud225
Contract164
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions136
Antitrust119
Civil Rights111

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Frequent Opposing Parties

Recent Court Activity Naming Apple Inc

Docket activity picked up from federal court RSS feeds, on cases that are not in the index below. The bulk data this site is built from is republished quarterly, so activity reaches this list first. New complaints are listed ahead of routine filings; a docket's case number shows the year it was opened. Links go to PACER, which requires its own login and fees.

  • United States of America Et Al v. Apple Inc.
    07/31/2026 2:24-cv-04055 D.N.J. Notice of Pro Hac Vice counsel added

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