AI Legal Cases

Amazon.com Services, LLC v. Perplexity AI, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Docket 26-1444

Active Litigation

Court
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Docket
26-1444
Filed
March 11, 2026
Category
platform access & scraping
Plaintiffs
Amazon.com Services, LLC
Defendants
Perplexity AI, Inc.
Current status
Filed; docket monitoring active, no development recorded yet by this tracker
Docket and filings
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Latest development · August 4, 2026

CLERK ACTION: Opening Brief and Excerpts of Record submitted at DE 26, DE 27, DE 29 by Appellant Perplexity AI, Inc. are filed. Volume 4 filed UNDER SAL. No paper copies are required. [Entered: 08/04/2026 10:20 AM]

Executive summary

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Docket timeline

  • August 4, 2026

    CLERK ACTION: Answering Brief and Excerpts of Record submitted at DE 36, DE 37 by Appellee Amazon.com Services, LLC are filed. No paper copies are required. [Entered: 08/04/2026 10:21 AM] Docket #63 →

  • August 4, 2026

    OPINION (Milan D. SMITH, Jr., Eric C. TUNG, John Charles Hinderaker) Because Amazon is unlikely to succeed on the merits of the “access” prong of the CFAA and CDAFA analysis and the equitable factors do not otherwise strongly favor an injunction, we VACATE the preliminary injunction granted by Docket #61 →

  • August 4, 2026

    CLERK ACTION: Opening Brief and Excerpts of Record submitted at DE 26, DE 27, DE 29 by Appellant Perplexity AI, Inc. are filed. Volume 4 filed UNDER SAL. No paper copies are required. [Entered: 08/04/2026 10:20 AM] Docket #62 →

  • June 11, 2026

    ARGUED AND SUBMITTED to Milan D. SMITH, Jr., Eric C. TUNG, John Charles Hinderaker. Audio and video recordings of the argument are available on the court’s website at https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/media/. [Entered: 06/11/2026 03:12 PM] Docket #60 →

  • May 13, 2026

    ACKNOWLEDGMENT of hearing notice filed by Christopher Michel for Appellant Perplexity AI, Inc.. Hearing in Seattle - Courtroom 2 in Seattle, on 6/11/2026 9:30:00 AM. Filer argument time: By myself. (Argument minutes: [-]). Special accommodations: No. Filer admission status:  I certify that I am a Docket #58 →

  • May 13, 2026

    ACKNOWLEDGMENT of hearing notice filed by Hagan Scotten for Appellee Amazon.com Services, LLC. Hearing in Seattle - Courtroom 2 in Seattle, on 6/11/2026 9:30:00 AM. Filer argument time: By myself. (Argument minutes: [-]). Special accommodations: No. Filer admission status:  I certify that I am ad Docket #59 →

  • May 7, 2026

    CLERK ACTION: Reply Brief submitted at DE 56 by Appellant Perplexity AI, Inc. is filed. No paper copies are required. [Entered: 05/07/2026 05:12 PM] Docket #57 →

  • May 6, 2026

    REPLY BRIEF submitted for filing by Appellant Perplexity AI, Inc.. [Entered: 05/06/2026 06:07 PM] Docket #56 →

  • April 30, 2026

    ADDED Amicus Curiae Air Transport Association of America, Inc. d/b/a Airlines for America. [Entered: 04/30/2026 03:53 PM] Docket #54 →

  • April 30, 2026

    ADDED Amici Curiae Digital Content Next, NewsMedia Alliance; Counsel for Amici Curiae: Karl Huth, Michael S. Elkin. [Entered: 04/30/2026 12:08 PM] Docket #51 →

  • April 30, 2026

    CLERK ACTION: Amicus Brief submitted at DE 38 by Air Transport Association of America, Inc. d/b/a Airlines for America is filed. No paper copies are required. [Entered: 04/30/2026 03:55 PM] Docket #55 →

  • April 30, 2026

    CLERK ACTION: Amicus Brief submitted at DE 47 by Digital Content Next is filed. No paper copies are required. [Entered: 04/30/2026 12:08 PM] Docket #52 →

  • April 30, 2026

    CLERK ACTION: Amicus Brief submitted at DE 49 by News/Media Alliance is filed. No paper copies are required. [Entered: 04/30/2026 12:09 PM] Docket #53 →

  • April 30, 2026

    ADDED Counsel for Amicus Curiae Alexandra Perloff-Giles [Entered: 04/30/2026 11:09 AM] Docket #50 →

  • April 29, 2026

    ADDED Amicus Curiae Software & Information Industry Association. [Entered: 04/29/2026 03:22 PM] Docket #41 →

  • April 29, 2026

    NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Alexandra Perloff-Giles for Amicus Curiae National Retail Federation. [Entered: 04/29/2026 07:40 PM] Docket #48 →

  • April 29, 2026

    DEFECTIVE --- AMICUS BRIEF by government or with consent submitted for filing by Air Transport Association of America, Inc. d/b/a Airlines for America. (Duplicate of DE 38) [Entered: 04/29/2026 01:28 PM] [Edited: 04/30/2026 02:39 PM] Docket #39 →

  • April 29, 2026

    AMICUS BRIEF by government or with consent submitted for filing by News/Media Alliance. [Entered: 04/29/2026 07:49 PM] Docket #49 →

  • April 29, 2026

    ADDED Amicus Curiae National Retail Federation. [Entered: 04/29/2026 04:46 PM] Docket #44 →

  • April 29, 2026

    CLERK ACTION: Amicus Brief submitted at DE 43 by National Retail Federation is filed. No paper copies are required. [Entered: 04/29/2026 04:47 PM] Docket #45 →

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