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Microsoft Corporation

Federal civil lawsuits naming Microsoft Corporation, a Software & Technology Services company.

Public CompanySoftware & Technology Services
Ticker
Nasdaq: MSFT
Business
Services-Prepackaged Software
Headquarters
Redmond, WA
Incorporated in
Washington
SEC CIK
789019

Microsoft Corporation is a public company in Services-Prepackaged Software, based in Redmond, WA (traded on Nasdaq as MSFT, incorporated in Washington). It appears in 2,296 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a plaintiff (1,371 of 2,296). These cases are most often Copyright and Patent matters, filed between 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, W.D. Washington. The most common causes of action are Patent Infringement, Copyright Infringement, and Trademark. Frequent opposing parties include Does, John Does 1-10, and Uniloc 2017 LLC.

2,296
Lawsuits
925
As Defendant
1,371
As Plaintiff
81
Open
2,215
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
8 mo
Median Duration
62 cases/yrNamed as plaintiff in 60% of casesRecent filings steady

Cases by State

AL — 15 casesAZ — 25 casesAR — 3 casesCA — 450 casesCO — 14 casesCT — 27 casesDE — 45 casesDC — 28 casesFL — 106 casesGA — 51 casesID — 2 casesIL — 81 casesIN — 13 casesIA — 8 casesKS — 9 casesKY — 5 casesLA — 16 casesME — 3 casesMD — 48 casesMA — 43 casesMI — 30 casesMN — 34 casesMS — 21 casesMO — 18 casesMT — 2 casesNE — 2 casesNV — 12 casesNH — 3 casesNJ — 52 casesNM — 6 casesNY — 123 casesNC — 16 casesND — 1 casesOH — 59 casesOK — 15 casesOR — 16 casesPA — 32 casesRI — 8 casesSC — 13 casesSD — 1 casesTN — 20 casesTX — 308 casesUT — 3 casesVT — 8 casesVA — 46 casesWA — 400 casesWV — 8 casesWI — 24 casesWY — 0 cases
HI · 1PR · 22

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 229 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
CopyrightPatentTrademarkAntitrustContract

Filings by Year

19902026

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Copyright860
Patent420
Trademark379
Antitrust146
Contract136
Civil Rights130

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Frequent Opposing Parties

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