Public case briefing · published the day this was filed
Valtrus Innovations Ltd. v. Prime Data Centers, LLC
Expired HP-origin cooling patents, Vertiv units at the ORD01 campus in Illinois, and two related Valtrus filings in the same week. This is the public slice of the case briefing — parties, patents, wave, allegation, and counsel.
Matter
| Plaintiffs | Key Patent Innovations, Ltd.; Valtrus Innovations Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Defendant | Prime Data Centers, LLC |
| Judge | James Rodney Gilstrap |
| Docket ID | 74710850 |
| Patents asserted | US 6,854,287, US 6,868,682 |
| Accused products | Vertiv cooling units configured at Prime Data Centers’ ORD01 campus |
| Source | CourtListener docket 74710850 |
Patent assertion history, this feed
| Patent | Prior suits | Asserted by | First seen | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 6,854,287 | 2 | Key Patent Innovations, Ltd.; Valtrus Innovations Ltd. | 2026-09-09 | 2026-09-09 |
| US 6,868,682 | 4 | Key Patent Innovations, Ltd.; Valtrus Innovations Ltd.; Valtrus Innovations Limited | 2026-09-09 | 2026-09-11 |
Wave activity (±7 days)
2 other suits by these plaintiffs, naming 2 other defendants.
| Date | Defendant(s) | Court | Case No. | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | Sercomm Corporation | E.D. Texas | 2:26-cv-00728 | US 10,200,096, US 8,213,870, US 8,238,832, US 8,260,213, US 8,265,573, US 8,270,343, US 8,644,765, US 8,675,570, US 9,083,401, US 9,444,577, US 9,596,648 |
| 2026-08-26 | Fenix International Ltd. | E.D. Texas | 2:26-cv-00757 | US 7,979,906, US 8,334,847 |
What the complaint alleges
These HP-origin patents have expired, meaning Valtrus and Key Patent Innovations are explicitly seeking retrospective damages for past infringement. The lawsuit focuses on how Prime Data Centers integrates these technologies at its ORD01 data center campus in Illinois. Valtrus argues that the operator’s configuration of third-party cooling units (specifically those manufactured by Vertiv Corp.) infringes on the active claims of these two patents prior to their expiration dates.
Valtrus targets the operation of the data center environment itself rather than a standalone retail product, the lawsuit targets the structural cooling setups used to maintain their server facilities.
Allegation summary drawn from the complaint; not a finding of infringement or evidence of wrongdoing. Parties and docket verified against PACER / CourtListener.
Counsel of record
Plaintiff counsel
- Matt Berkowitz Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLP Redwood Shores, CA representing Key Patent Innovations, Ltd., Valtrus Innovations Ltd.
Defense counsel
- Brandon Hugh Stroy Nixon Peabody LLP San Francisco, CA
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