April 08, 2026
Starbucks Corp. agreed to drop its lawsuit against two Irish companies the coffee giant had accused of breaking a Washington law against "bad faith" patent infringement claims, according to a joint motion Tuesday asking a Washington federal judge to dismiss the action.
December 15, 2025
Two Irish companies that hold and license technology patents on Monday asked a federal court in Seattle to throw out Starbucks' lawsuit accusing them of bringing bad-faith intellectual property claims in violation of Washington state law, arguing that they never actually threatened to bring litigation against the coffee giant.
September 26, 2025
Starbucks is using a Washington state law that protects against "bad faith" patent infringement claims to go after a pair of Irish companies that say the coffee chain has infringed nearly a dozen technology patents.