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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 1,846 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a plaintiff (1,093 of 1,846). 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 Fraud. Frequent opposing parties include Does, John Does 1-10, and Wsou Investments, LLC D/B/A Brazos Licensing and Development.

1,846
Lawsuits
753
As Defendant
1,093
As Plaintiff
66
Open
1,780
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
8 mo
Median Duration
50 cases/yrNamed as plaintiff in 59% of casesRecent filings steady

Cases by State

AL — 15 casesAZ — 25 casesAR — 3 casesCA — 0 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 199 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
CopyrightPatentTrademarkAntitrustContract

Filings by Year

19902026

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Copyright676
Patent340
Trademark323
Antitrust118
Contract112
Civil Rights108

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Frequent Opposing Parties

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