On December 11, 2024, Shenzhen Yihong Technology Co Ltd — a Shenzhen-based product manufacturer — filed Case No. 2:24-cv-02043 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington before Judge Kymberly K. Evanson. The complaint asserted infringement of US12103576B2, a patent covering stackable storage drawer technology, against dbest products, Inc., a competing storage-products company. Plaintiff was represented by Glacier Law LLP and the Law Office of Carl J. Marquardt PLLC; defendant by Orbit IP LLP and Potomac Law Group.

The case closed on July 30, 2025, when the court dismissed the complaint without prejudice on two independent grounds: first, failure to state a claim under Dkt. No. 38, and second, failure to prosecute under Dkt. Nos. 39 and 40. A without-prejudice dismissal does not adjudicate the merits — it means the court found the complaint procedurally deficient and that plaintiff did not adequately advance the litigation, but Shenzhen Yihong retains the right to refile a corrected, properly pleaded complaint.

At 231 days, the case resolved faster than most contested patent disputes, suggesting that substantive litigation — claim construction, discovery, or merits briefing — never meaningfully commenced. The dual basis for dismissal is notable: failure to prosecute typically indicates plaintiff ceased engaging with the court’s schedule or orders, compounding the pleading deficiency. The public record does not disclose whether the parties reached any side agreement or whether Shenzhen Yihong intends to refile.