On June 20, 2023, Cloud of Change, LLC filed a patent infringement action against Clover Holdings, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California before Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin. Cloud of Change asserted three US patents — US11226793B2, US10083012B2, and US9400640B2 — all directed at web-based point-of-sale (POS) builder technology, against Clover Holdings’ products and services in that space.

The case closed on December 4, 2025, when the court granted the parties’ Joint Motion to Dismiss With Prejudice. All claims and causes of action were dismissed with prejudice, meaning Cloud of Change is permanently barred from reasserting the same claims against Clover Holdings in future litigation. A dismissal with prejudice entered by joint motion typically signals that the parties reached a negotiated resolution — most commonly a settlement or licensing agreement — though the specific terms remain confidential and are not reflected in the public record.

The 898-day duration suggests the matter progressed well into substantive litigation before resolution — consistent with parties completing claim construction, discovery, or early dispositive motion practice before reaching agreement. What drove the ultimate resolution remains unknown from the public record: whether Cloud of Change secured a license, whether Clover mounted a successful invalidity defense that prompted withdrawal, or whether commercial considerations outside the courtroom proved decisive. The joint nature of the dismissal motion, however, suggests cooperation rather than a one-sided capitulation.