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Sony Corporation

Federal civil lawsuits naming Sony Corporation, a Electronics & Components company.

Public CompanyElectronics & Components
Ticker
NYSE: SONY
Business
Household Audio & Video Equipment
Headquarters
Tokyo
Incorporated in
M0
SEC CIK
313838

Sony Corporation is a public company in Household Audio & Video Equipment, based in Tokyo (traded on NYSE as SONY, incorporated in M0). It appears in 249 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (202 of 249). These cases are most often Patent and Contract matters, filed between 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, S.D. New York. The most common causes of action are Patent Infringement, Copyright Infringement, and Breach of Contract. Frequent opposing parties include Fujifilm Holdings Corporation, Fujifilm Corporation, and Eastman Kodak Co.

249
Lawsuits
202
As Defendant
47
As Plaintiff
7
Open
242
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
6 mo
Median Duration
6.7 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 81%Patent-heavy · 47%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 3 casesAZ — 2 casesAR — 1 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 4 casesCT — 2 casesDE — 24 casesDC — 16 casesFL — 16 casesGA — 2 casesID — 0 casesIL — 9 casesIN — 1 casesIA — 0 casesKS — 0 casesKY — 0 casesLA — 2 casesME — 0 casesMD — 3 casesMA — 4 casesMI — 0 casesMN — 6 casesMS — 0 casesMO — 1 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 2 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 23 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 50 casesNC — 0 casesND — 0 casesOH — 2 casesOK — 1 casesOR — 1 casesPA — 8 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 2 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 0 casesTX — 51 casesUT — 0 casesVT — 2 casesVA — 3 casesWA — 1 casesWV — 1 casesWI — 4 casesWY — 0 cases
PR · 1

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 10 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
PatentContractCivil RightsFederal Tax / Statutory ActionsPersonal Property / Fraud

Filings by Year

19902026

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Patent117
Contract32
Civil Rights21
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions18
Personal Property / Fraud14
Trademark13

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Frequent Opposing Parties

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