Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Company

Sony Electronics Inc

Federal civil lawsuits naming Sony Electronics Inc.

In this index, 181 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Sony Electronics Inc, most often as a defendant (150 of 181). These may be different parties who share the name; records here are grouped by name only. These cases are most often Patent and Contract matters, filed between 1993 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, S.D. California. The most common causes of action are Patent Infringement, Antitrust, and Product Liability. Frequent opposing parties include Visual Effect Innovations, LLC, TainoApp, Inc, and Smith.

181
Lawsuits
150
As Defendant
31
As Plaintiff
5
Open
176
Terminated
1993–2026
Span
8 mo
Median Duration
5.3 cases/yrNamed as defendant in 83% of casesRecent filings down

Cases by State

AL — 0 casesAZ — 2 casesAR — 0 casesCA — 64 casesCO — 1 casesCT — 0 casesDE — 21 casesDC — 0 casesFL — 7 casesGA — 2 casesID — 0 casesIL — 3 casesIN — 2 casesIA — 0 casesKS — 1 casesKY — 0 casesLA — 1 casesME — 0 casesMD — 1 casesMA — 1 casesMI — 0 casesMN — 2 casesMS — 0 casesMO — 3 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 0 casesNJ — 16 casesNM — 0 casesNY — 12 casesNC — 0 casesND — 0 casesOH — 0 casesOK — 2 casesOR — 0 casesPA — 2 casesRI — 2 casesSC — 1 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 5 casesTX — 27 casesUT — 0 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 1 casesWA — 0 casesWV — 0 casesWI — 0 casesWY — 0 cases
PR · 2

Open Cases Over Time

1993peak 20 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19932026
PatentContractCivil RightsPersonal Property / FraudProduct Liability

Filings by Year

19932026

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Patent59
Contract34
Civil Rights29
Personal Property / Fraud22
Product Liability10
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions9

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Frequent Opposing Parties

Filtered Contract Clear

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