Company · Electronics & Components
Sony Corporation
Federal civil lawsuits naming Sony Corporation, a Electronics & Components company.
Ticker NYSE: SONY
Business Household Audio & Video Equipment
Headquarters Tokyo
Incorporated in M0
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 Sony Corporation of America.
6.7 cases/yr Predominantly defendant · 81% Patent-heavy · 47% Activity declining
Cases by State
AL — 3 cases AZ — 2 cases AR — 1 cases CA — 0 cases CO — 4 cases CT — 2 cases DE — 24 cases DC — 16 cases FL — 16 cases GA — 2 cases ID — 0 cases IL — 9 cases IN — 1 cases IA — 0 cases KS — 0 cases KY — 0 cases LA — 2 cases ME — 0 cases MD — 3 cases MA — 4 cases MI — 0 cases MN — 6 cases MS — 0 cases MO — 1 cases MT — 0 cases NE — 0 cases NV — 2 cases NH — 0 cases NJ — 23 cases NM — 0 cases NY — 50 cases NC — 0 cases ND — 0 cases OH — 2 cases OK — 1 cases OR — 1 cases PA — 8 cases RI — 0 cases SC — 2 cases SD — 0 cases TN — 0 cases TX — 51 cases UT — 0 cases VT — 2 cases VA — 3 cases WA — 1 cases WV — 1 cases WI — 4 cases WY — 0 cases
PR · 1
Open Cases Over Time
1990 peak 10 open 2026
Case Types Over Time
1990 2026
Frequent Opposing Parties
16 Cases — Newest First
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions
Terminated
District Court, District of Columbia No. 1:18-mc-00104 Filed 08/09/2018
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions
Terminated
District Court, District of Columbia No. 1:18-mc-00097 Filed 07/20/2018
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions
Terminated
District Court, District of Columbia No. 1:18-mc-00005 Filed 01/26/2018
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions
Terminated
District Court, District of Columbia No. 1:18-mc-00003 Filed 01/11/2018
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions
Terminated
District Court, District of Columbia No. 1:17-mc-02124 Filed 08/29/2017
Civil Rights
Terminated
District Court, District of Columbia No. 1:17-mc-01310 Filed 05/31/2017
Civil Rights
Terminated
District Court, District of Columbia No. 1:17-mc-01184 Filed 05/12/2017
Civil Rights
Terminated
District Court, District of Columbia No. 1:17-mc-01183 Filed 05/12/2017
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions
Open
District Court, District of Columbia No. 1:17-mc-01146 Filed 05/05/2017
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions
Terminated
District Court, District of Columbia No. 1:16-mc-01887 Filed 09/02/2016
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions
Terminated
District Court, District of Columbia No. 1:16-mc-01874 Filed 09/01/2016
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions
Terminated
District Court, District of Columbia No. 1:11-mc-00401 Filed 07/13/2011
Civil Rights
Terminated
District Court, District of Columbia No. 1:06-cv-01882 Filed 11/03/2006
Antitrust
Terminated
District Court, District of Columbia No. 1:00-cv-00164 Filed 02/01/2000
Securities / Commodities
Terminated
District Court, District of Columbia No. 1:98-cv-01935 Filed 08/05/1998
Patent
Terminated
District Court, District of Columbia No. 1:90-cv-01454 Filed 06/19/1990
