April 15, 2026
The newest bulk order from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has rejected 10 petitions for America Invents Act patent reviews while granting a couple others, including a Google challenge to a patent owned by Headwater Research LLC.
August 28, 2025
Headwater Research LLC has fired off a salvo of patent infringement suits in two Texas federal courts against technology giants Apple Inc., Amazon and Google, as well as wireless services and cable providers Comcast, Charter Communications Inc. and Dish Network, after winning $279 million against Samsung at trial over similar claims and $175 million from Verizon in a case that later settled.