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#	Title	Civil Action	Venue	Filing Date	Asserter Categories	Patent Asserter	Alleged Infringer
1	LINFO IP, LLC v. Costco Wholesale Corporation	6:21-cv-01072	W.D.Tex.	Oct 15, 2021	1 Acquired patents	Linfo IP, LLC	Costco Wholesale Corporation
2	Veraseal LLC v. Costco Wholesale Corporation	2:17-cv-00713	E.D.Tex.	Oct 26, 2017	1 Acquired patents	Veraseal LLC	Costco Wholesale Corporation
3	Acushnet Company v. Costco Wholesale Corporation	2:17-cv-01214	W.D.Wash.	Aug 10, 2017	8 Product company	Acushnet Company	Costco Wholesale Corporation
4	Lexos Media IP, LLC v. Costco Wholesale Corp.	2:16-cv-00748	E.D.Tex.	Jul 11, 2016	1 Acquired patents	Lexos Media IP, LLC	Costco Wholesale Corporation
5	9380671 Canada Inc. v. Costco Wholesale Corporation et al	1:15-cv-10036	S.D.N.Y.	Dec 24, 2015	5 Individual-inventor-started	9380671 Canada Inc.	Costco Wholesale Corporation Custom Cooler Inc. LCC Enterprises, Inc. Costco Wholesale Corporation, a Washington corporation, 999 Lake Drive, Issaquah, Washington 98027, Custom Cooler Inc.
6	Opal Run LLC v. Costco Wholesale Corporation	2:15-cv-02029	E.D.Tex.	Nov 30, 2015	1 Acquired patents	Opal Run LLC	Costco Wholesale Corporation
7	Vilox Technologies LLC v. Costco Wholesale Corporation	2:15-cv-02019	E.D.Tex.	Nov 30, 2015	1 Acquired patents	Vilox Technologies LLC	Costco Wholesale Corporation
8	Oberalis LLC v. Costco Wholesale Corporation	2:15-cv-00970	E.D.Tex.	Jun 5, 2015	1 Acquired patents	Oberalis LLC	Costco Wholesale Corporation
9	RICHMOND v. COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP.	3:14-cv-04822	D.N.J.	Aug 1, 2014	9 Individual	Simon Nicholas Richmond	Costco Wholesale Corporation
10	The Stadium Chair Company LLC v. Costco Wholesale Corporation et al	5:14-cv-00630	W.D.Tex.	Jul 11, 2014	8 Product company	The Stadium Chair Company, L.L.C.	Costco Wholesale Corporation Cascade Mountain Technologies, LLC Strata Outdoor Gear, LLC
11	Guardian Media Technologies Ltd v. Costco Wholesale Corp	2:14-cv-00762	C.D.Cal.	Jan 31, 2014	1 Acquired patents	Guardian Media Technologies, Ltd.	Costco Wholesale Corporation
12	Princeton Digital Image Corporation v. Costco Wholesale Corporation	1:13-cv-00404	D.Del.	Mar 12, 2013	1 Acquired patents	Princeton Digital Image Corporation	Costco Wholesale Corporation
13	CreateAds LLC v. Rite Aid Corporation et al	1:13-cv-00383	D.Del.	Mar 7, 2013	5 Individual-inventor-started	CreateAds LLC	Rite Aid Online Store, Inc. Costco Wholesale Corporation Rite Aid Corporation CVS Pharmacy, Inc. CVS Caremark Corporation
14	MacroSolve, Inc. v. Costco Wholesale Corporation	6:13-cv-00198	E.D.Tex.	Feb 25, 2013	3 Failed startup	MacroSolve, Inc.	Costco Wholesale Corporation
15	LBS Innovations LLC v. Costco Wholesale Corporation	2:13-cv-00150	E.D.Tex.	Feb 21, 2013	1 Acquired patents	LBS Innovations LLC	Costco Wholesale Corporation
16	SmartFit Solutions, LLC v. Costco Wholesale Corporation	6:12-cv-00724	E.D.Tex.	Sep 27, 2012	1 Acquired patents	SmartFit Solutions, LLC	Costco Wholesale Corporation
17	Tech-4-Kids, Inc. v. Sport Dimension, Inc. et al	2:12-cv-06769	C.D.Cal.	Aug 7, 2012	8 Product company	Tech 4 Kids, Inc.	Kurt Rios Costco Wholesale Corporation Sport Dimension, Inc. Does
18	Robert Bosch LLC v. Alberee Products Inc. et al	1:12-cv-00574	D.Del.	May 4, 2012	8 Product company	Robert Bosch LLC	Costco Wholesale Corporation Saver Automotive Products, Inc. API Korea Co. Ltd. Alberee Products Inc.
19	Execware LLC v. Costco Wholesale Corporation	1:12-cv-00380	D.Del.	Mar 26, 2012	5 Individual-inventor-started	Execware LLC	Costco Wholesale Corporation
20	TQP Development, LLC v. Dell Inc. et al	2:10-cv-00446	E.D.Tex.	Oct 20, 2010	1 Acquired patents	TQP Development, LLC	Chevron Corporation United Airlines, Inc. Deutsche Telekom AG Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. United Continental Holdings, Inc. Dell Inc. Research In Motion Limited Hewlett-Packard Company Costco Wholesale Corporation Lowe's Home Centers, Inc. T-Mobile USA, Inc. Research In Motion Corporation Lowe's HIW, Inc. Chevron Corporation Discover Financial Services Lowe's Companies, Inc.
21	Ware et al v. Costco Wholesale Corporation	4:10-cv-00003	N.D.Ga.	Jan 6, 2010	9 Individual 1 Acquired patents	Financial Systems Innovation LLC	Costco Wholesale Corporation
22	Ware et al v. Costco Wholesale Corporation	4:10-cv-00003	N.D.Ga.	Jan 6, 2010	9 Individual 1 Acquired patents	Paul N. Ware	Costco Wholesale Corporation
23	Card Activation Technologies, Inc. v. Costco Wholesale Corporation	1:09-cv-03201	N.D.Ill.	May 28, 2009	1 Acquired patents	Card Activation Technologies, Inc.	Costco Wholesale Corporation
24	Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P. v. BMG Columbia House, Inc. et al	2:07-cv-00237	E.D.Tex.	Jun 8, 2007	5 Individual-inventor-started	Ronald A Katz Technology Licensing L P	BMG Columbia House, Inc. Kohl's Corporation Costco Wholesale Corporation
25	Great Neck Saw Manufacturers, Inc. v. Costco Wholesale Corporation et al	2:06-cv-06070	E.D.N.Y.	Nov 13, 2006	8 Product company	Great Neck Saw Manufacturers, Inc.	Lanza Products, Inc. Danny Chan Costco Wholesale Corporation Costco Wholesale Membership, Inc.
26	CLAD METALS LLC v. COSTCO WHOLESALE, et al	2:04-cv-00349	W.D.Pa.	Mar 8, 2004	8 Product company	CLAD METALS, LLC	Costco Wholesale Corporation Meyer Corporation, U.S.
27	Mass Inst of Tech, et al v. Abacus Software, et al	5:01-cv-00344	E.D.Tex.	Dec 28, 2001	8 Product company 6 University/Government/Non-profit	Electronics for Imaging, Inc.	NEC Computers Inc. Plustek, Inc. Concord Camera Corporation Sound Vision Inc Idruna Software Autologic Information International, Incorporated Workflow Imaging Greenstreet Corporation Primax America International Microcomputer Software, Inc. Hamrick Software Tiny Computers Limited Kaiser Fototechnik GMBH & Co Noritsu America Corporation Mediachance Kis Photo-Me-Group The CPDI Group Rollei Fototechnic GMBH Sierra On-Line, Inc. Alchemy Mindworks, Inc All Defendants Fry's Electronics, Inc. QBEO Incorporated Jetsoft Development Company Form & Vision GMBH GTCO CalComp, Inc. Extensis Products Group Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. International Business Machines Corporation Micro Electronics, Inc. V. C. W., Jr. Media Dimensions LLC Club Photo, Inc. Micro Frontier, Incorporated Visioneer, Inc. Nova Development Corporation Cadlink Technology Corporation Pentacon GMBH Picmaster Valusoft, Inc Vidcom Center, Inc. Sears, Roebuck and Co MGI Software Corporation Sum Software RL Vision RFX, Incorporated Buy.com, Inc. Sipix Group USA Microsoft Corporation Primax Electronics LTD. Olympus Corporation Lotus Development Corporation American Office Systems, Incorporated ArcSoft, Inc. Wasatch Computer Technology World Office Products Manufacturing, Incorporated Howtek, Incorporated Nutrend Computer Products, Inc Pierresoft Graphics One, LLC Legasys International Polaroid Corporation Sanyo North America Corporation Guildsoft Ltd. Firehand Technologies Corporation Roland DGA Corporation J & R Electronics Inc. Techworks, Incorporated Mustek Inc Nuwave Technology, Incoporated Neosoft Corporation Pacific Image Electronics, Inc Pegasus Imaging Corporation Achiever Industrise Limited Polybytes Blackboard Software, Incorporated Photodex Corp Aver Software Technologies LTD Stoik Software E-BookSystems, Inc Pixel Magic Imaging, Incorporated Application Techniques, Incorporated Serif, Incorporated Micrografx, Incorporated Printroom.Com, A Business Unit of Lexar Media, Inc Invention Office RG GIC Technology Invention Pilot, Incorporated Computer Link, Incorporated Lexar Media, Inc. Newtek, Incorporated Megavision, Incorporated Mmedia Research Corporation Casio America, Inc. Computerinsel GmbH Pentax of America, Inc. Linker Systems, Inc Jasc Software Inc. Wright Technologies Pty Ltd Photoworks, Inc. Megalux Light Technique, LTD Macmillan Software Purup-Eskofot, Incorporated Acer America Corporation Stomp Inc ScanSoft, Inc. Thomson Multimedia, Inc. Colorbyte Software Vivitar Corporation Ezonics Corporation USA ACD Systems Nova Design, Inc. Samy's Camera, Incoporated Summitsoft Corporation XAOS Tools, Inc Benq Corporation Circuit City Stores, Inc. Zones, Inc. Largan, Incorporated Memtek Products Inc Digital River, Inc. Ulead Systems, Inc I/Omagic Corporation New World Software KB Gear, Inc Roxio Inc Imaging Technologies Corporation Mentalix, Inc. CDH Productions Imapro 2000, Incorporated Digital Portal Incorporated Lead Technologies, Inc. Fotoware A.S. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Wright Technologies (Canada) LTD Electronic Boutique,Inc., Ixla USA, Inc North Star Solutions, Inc. Ofoto, Incoporated Technotape USA, Inc. Register Now! Regsoft.Com, Incorporated Sigma Pi Design Target Corporation RCA Corporation SCM Microsystems, Inc. Schneider Optics, Inc. Express Digital Graphics, Inc. Better Light, Incorporated Colorgate Corporation J & R Electronics Inc. Element 5, Incorporated Scanvec Amiable, Ltd CompUSA Inc Binuscan, Incorporated Tiny Computers, Inc A Vision Labs, Incorporated Cerious Software, Inc. Ansco, Inc Costco Wholesale Corporation Aevermann Software GMBH Phase One United States, Incoporated Cosmi Corporation HP Marketing Corporation Newsoft America, Incorporated Computerinsel GmbH Multimedia 2000, Inc. Antec, Inc. Kyocera Optics Inc. Jobo Labortechnik GMBH & Co. KG Polywell Company, Inc. Seitz Phototechnik AG Colorvision, Incorporated Argus Cameras, Inc Contex Scanning Technology, Inc. Aztek, Incorporated Alpar International Corporation Corel Corporation Dell Computer Corporation Telepix Imaging, Inc. Vidar Systems Corporation Tecsa Limited Silverlab Sofware, Incoporated Leica Camera AG Hemera Technologies Boomerang Software, Inc Ron Scott Nikon Corporation Iomega Corporation Imacon, Incorporated AFGA Corporation Fry's Electronics, Inc. Landofcom Software Artronix Technology iView Multimedia, LTD Scanport, Inc Software Vision Corporation Deneba Systems, Inc. Digital Light & Color, Inc Macromedia, Inc. Acer Communications & Multimedia, Inc. Washington Computer Services Graphic Enterprises of Ohio, Inc. Spaceward Graphics LTD Sinar Ag Sony Electronics, Inc. Caldera Graphics Lasersoft Imaging, Incorporated Aiptek Inc. Wacom Technology Corporation Digital Now Plus Microtek Lab, Inc. Gretag Imaging, Incoporated Imageware Systems, Inc. Abacus Software Fotoware, Com, LLC SPG Incorporated Cursorarts Company Pandasoft Amplex Corporation ABS Computers, Incorporated Kyocera International, Inc. Umax Technologies, Inc Primascan
28	Mass Inst of Tech, et al v. Abacus Software, et al	5:01-cv-00344	E.D.Tex.	Dec 28, 2001	8 Product company 6 University/Government/Non-profit	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	NEC Computers Inc. Plustek, Inc. Concord Camera Corporation Sound Vision Inc Idruna Software Autologic Information International, Incorporated Workflow Imaging Greenstreet Corporation Primax America International Microcomputer Software, Inc. Hamrick Software Tiny Computers Limited Kaiser Fototechnik GMBH & Co Noritsu America Corporation Mediachance Kis Photo-Me-Group The CPDI Group Rollei Fototechnic GMBH Sierra On-Line, Inc. Alchemy Mindworks, Inc All Defendants Fry's Electronics, Inc. QBEO Incorporated Jetsoft Development Company Form & Vision GMBH GTCO CalComp, Inc. Extensis Products Group Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. International Business Machines Corporation Micro Electronics, Inc. V. C. W., Jr. Media Dimensions LLC Club Photo, Inc. Micro Frontier, Incorporated Visioneer, Inc. Nova Development Corporation Cadlink Technology Corporation Pentacon GMBH Picmaster Valusoft, Inc Vidcom Center, Inc. Sears, Roebuck and Co MGI Software Corporation Sum Software RL Vision RFX, Incorporated Buy.com, Inc. Sipix Group USA Microsoft Corporation Primax Electronics LTD. Olympus Corporation Lotus Development Corporation American Office Systems, Incorporated ArcSoft, Inc. Wasatch Computer Technology World Office Products Manufacturing, Incorporated Howtek, Incorporated Nutrend Computer Products, Inc Pierresoft Graphics One, LLC Legasys International Polaroid Corporation Sanyo North America Corporation Guildsoft Ltd. Firehand Technologies Corporation Roland DGA Corporation J & R Electronics Inc. Techworks, Incorporated Mustek Inc Nuwave Technology, Incoporated Neosoft Corporation Pacific Image Electronics, Inc Pegasus Imaging Corporation Achiever Industrise Limited Polybytes Blackboard Software, Incorporated Photodex Corp Aver Software Technologies LTD Stoik Software E-BookSystems, Inc Pixel Magic Imaging, Incorporated Application Techniques, Incorporated Serif, Incorporated Micrografx, Incorporated Printroom.Com, A Business Unit of Lexar Media, Inc Invention Office RG GIC Technology Invention Pilot, Incorporated Computer Link, Incorporated Lexar Media, Inc. Newtek, Incorporated Megavision, Incorporated Mmedia Research Corporation Casio America, Inc. Computerinsel GmbH Pentax of America, Inc. Linker Systems, Inc Jasc Software Inc. Wright Technologies Pty Ltd Photoworks, Inc. Megalux Light Technique, LTD Macmillan Software Purup-Eskofot, Incorporated Acer America Corporation Stomp Inc ScanSoft, Inc. Thomson Multimedia, Inc. Colorbyte Software Vivitar Corporation Ezonics Corporation USA ACD Systems Nova Design, Inc. Samy's Camera, Incoporated Summitsoft Corporation XAOS Tools, Inc Benq Corporation Circuit City Stores, Inc. Zones, Inc. Largan, Incorporated Memtek Products Inc Digital River, Inc. Ulead Systems, Inc I/Omagic Corporation New World Software KB Gear, Inc Roxio Inc Imaging Technologies Corporation Mentalix, Inc. CDH Productions Imapro 2000, Incorporated Digital Portal Incorporated Lead Technologies, Inc. Fotoware A.S. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Wright Technologies (Canada) LTD Electronic Boutique,Inc., Ixla USA, Inc North Star Solutions, Inc. Ofoto, Incoporated Technotape USA, Inc. Register Now! Regsoft.Com, Incorporated Sigma Pi Design Target Corporation RCA Corporation SCM Microsystems, Inc. Schneider Optics, Inc. Express Digital Graphics, Inc. Better Light, Incorporated Colorgate Corporation J & R Electronics Inc. Element 5, Incorporated Scanvec Amiable, Ltd CompUSA Inc Binuscan, Incorporated Tiny Computers, Inc A Vision Labs, Incorporated Cerious Software, Inc. Ansco, Inc Costco Wholesale Corporation Aevermann Software GMBH Phase One United States, Incoporated Cosmi Corporation HP Marketing Corporation Newsoft America, Incorporated Computerinsel GmbH Multimedia 2000, Inc. Antec, Inc. Kyocera Optics Inc. Jobo Labortechnik GMBH & Co. KG Polywell Company, Inc. Seitz Phototechnik AG Colorvision, Incorporated Argus Cameras, Inc Contex Scanning Technology, Inc. Aztek, Incorporated Alpar International Corporation Corel Corporation Dell Computer Corporation Telepix Imaging, Inc. Vidar Systems Corporation Tecsa Limited Silverlab Sofware, Incoporated Leica Camera AG Hemera Technologies Boomerang Software, Inc Ron Scott Nikon Corporation Iomega Corporation Imacon, Incorporated AFGA Corporation Fry's Electronics, Inc. Landofcom Software Artronix Technology iView Multimedia, LTD Scanport, Inc Software Vision Corporation Deneba Systems, Inc. Digital Light & Color, Inc Macromedia, Inc. Acer Communications & Multimedia, Inc. Washington Computer Services Graphic Enterprises of Ohio, Inc. Spaceward Graphics LTD Sinar Ag Sony Electronics, Inc. Caldera Graphics Lasersoft Imaging, Incorporated Aiptek Inc. Wacom Technology Corporation Digital Now Plus Microtek Lab, Inc. Gretag Imaging, Incoporated Imageware Systems, Inc. Abacus Software Fotoware, Com, LLC SPG Incorporated Cursorarts Company Pandasoft Amplex Corporation ABS Computers, Incorporated Kyocera International, Inc. Umax Technologies, Inc Primascan
29	Berkeley Products v. Costco Wholesale	2:01-cv-07773	C.D.Cal.	Sep 7, 2001	8 Product company	Berkeley Products Inc	Costco Wholesale Corporation
30	Windflower Farms Inc, et al v. Costco Wholesale Inc	2:00-cv-03048	E.D.Wash.	Jun 30, 2000	9 Individual 8 Product company	Bruce Morford	Costco Wholesale Corporation
31	Windflower Farms Inc, et al v. Costco Wholesale Inc	2:00-cv-03048	E.D.Wash.	Jun 30, 2000	9 Individual 8 Product company	Windflower Farms Inc	Costco Wholesale Corporation
32	Windflower Farms Inc, et al v. Costco Wholesale Inc	2:00-cv-03048	E.D.Wash.	Jun 30, 2000	9 Individual 8 Product company	Melaine Morford	Costco Wholesale Corporation