Defendant

9219-1568 Quebec Inc.

1 case as defendant.

Company profile

9219-1568 Quebec Inc. is a privately held Canadian corporation headquartered in Montreal. The company is an integral part of Aylo (formerly MindGeek), a multinational conglomerate that owns and operates some of the world's largest adult entertainment websites, including Pornhub, RedTube, and YouPorn. Legal and government documents indicate that 9219-1568 Quebec Inc. shares a Montreal office with other corporate affiliates, and this location serves as the primary operational hub for the global enterprise, housing executive leadership and a significant portion of its workforce. In 2020, the company filed a trademark application for the "AYLO" brand name, covering a broad range of business and management services.

The company appears to be an operating entity focused on management and administrative functions within the Aylo corporate structure. A U.S. Federal Trade Commission complaint identified the Montreal-based Canadian companies, including 9219-1568 Quebec Inc., as providing "day-to-day management" for the group's web properties. An investigation by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada noted that the Montreal office, where the company is registered, houses the executive leadership and over 1,000 employees for the parent organization. Aylo's business is centered on operating streaming video websites, pornographic film studios, and an online advertising network called TrafficJunky.

Consistent with its status as an operating company, 9219-1568 Quebec Inc. has appeared in patent litigation as a defendant. The single tracked case is a patent infringement lawsuit filed by DISH Technologies L.L.C. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. This defensive posture, with zero cases as a plaintiff and one as a defendant, is typical of a technology company being targeted for its operations rather than an entity asserting patents.

The notable tracked case, DISH Technologies L.L.C. et al. v. Aylo Freesites Ltd et al., alleges that Aylo's video streaming services infringe on patents related to adaptive bit-rate streaming technology. 9219-1568 Quebec Inc. is named as a co-defendant alongside Aylo Freesites Ltd., the related Aylo entity that directly operates the high-traffic "tube sites." The case is part of a wider, multi-jurisdictional patent dispute between DISH and various Aylo companies. The company has also been named as a defendant in several class-action lawsuits in Canada concerning content hosted on the platforms it helps manage.