Apple, Samsung, Charter Highlight Texas Patent Trials in 2026

Texas remains home to two of the federal district courts with the largest patent-lawsuit workloads, and jurors in the Lone Star State will be presented with a number of high-profile disputes in 2026.

Infringement cases against corporate giants including Apple Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., and Charter Communications Inc. headline the Eastern and Western districts’ trial calendars in the new year, joined by disputes involving battery technologies and electric motorcycles.

Here are some of the highlights.

Apple Retrial

The third trial in Optis Wireless Technology LLC’s 2019 lawsuit against Apple Inc. is set for early January in the US ...