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Company

Barnes & Noble, Inc

Federal civil lawsuits naming Barnes & Noble, Inc.

In this index, 92 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Barnes & Noble, Inc, most often as a defendant (90 of 92). These may be different parties who share the name; records here are grouped by name only. These cases are most often Patent and Civil Rights matters, filed between 1993 and 2025, most frequently in District Court, S.D. New York. The most common causes of action are Patent Infringement, Securities, and Employment Discrimination. Frequent opposing parties include Uniloc 2017 LLC, Infinite Data LLC, and Hartpence.

92
Lawsuits
90
As Defendant
2
As Plaintiff
1
Open
91
Terminated
1993–2025
Span
8 mo
Median Duration
2.8 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 98%Patent-heavy · 45%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 0 casesAZ — 1 casesAR — 0 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 2 casesCT — 1 casesDE — 15 casesDC — 0 casesFL — 4 casesGA — 1 casesID — 0 casesIL — 3 casesIN — 0 casesIA — 0 casesKS — 0 casesKY — 0 casesLA — 0 casesME — 0 casesMD — 1 casesMA — 0 casesMI — 0 casesMN — 1 casesMS — 0 casesMO — 1 casesMT — 1 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 1 casesNJ — 4 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 21 casesNC — 0 casesND — 0 casesOH — 2 casesOK — 0 casesOR — 0 casesPA — 6 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 0 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 1 casesTX — 19 casesUT — 0 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 3 casesWA — 2 casesWV — 0 casesWI — 0 casesWY — 0 cases
HI · 1PR · 1

Open Cases Over Time

1993peak 16 open2025

Case Types Over Time

19932025
PatentCivil RightsContractSecurities / CommoditiesCopyright

Filings by Year

19932025

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Patent41
Civil Rights20
Contract7
Securities / Commodities6
Copyright4
Labor4

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Frequent Opposing Parties

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