Defendant
1 case as defendant.
AB Volvo is a Swedish multinational manufacturing corporation, commonly known as the Volvo Group, headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden. Founded in 1927, it became an independent corporation in 1935 after being a subsidiary of AB Svenska Kullagerfabriken (SKF). AB Volvo is publicly traded on Nasdaq Stockholm (VOLV A, VOLV B). As of late 2025, the Volvo Group employs approximately 99,000 people and had net sales of SEK 479 billion (approximately EUR 43 billion) in 2025. Major ownership rests with Swedish institutional investors and investment firms. It is important to distinguish AB Volvo (Volvo Group) from Volvo Cars, the passenger vehicle maker, which was part of AB Volvo until 1999 and has been owned by Geely Holding Group since 2010, though they share the Volvo logo and cooperate in running the World of Volvo museum.
The Volvo Group specializes in producing, distributing, and selling trucks, buses, construction equipment, and marine and industrial drive systems. Its diverse product lines include heavy-duty trucks (under brands like Volvo Trucks, Mack Trucks, and Renault Trucks), city and intercity buses (Volvo Buses, Prevost, Nova Bus), and a wide range of construction and mining equipment. Additionally, Volvo Penta provides marine engine systems and industrial power solutions, and Volvo Financial Services offers customer financing, insurance, and related services. The company is actively investing in sustainable transport solutions, including battery electric and fuel cell electric vehicles, and combustion engines that run on renewable fuels.
AB Volvo's patent litigation posture, based on the provided data, indicates it primarily operates as a defendant in patent disputes. With zero tracked plaintiff cases and one defendant case, it appears to be an operating company defending its products and services against patent infringement claims. The single tracked case, Longhorn Automotive Group LLC v. Volvo Car Corp. et al., filed on July 31, 2024, is in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, a venue frequently chosen by plaintiffs in patent litigation.
Longhorn Automotive Group LLC filed a patent infringement complaint against Volvo Car Corp. and AB Volvo, asserting patents related to headlights, driver assistance, and remote start technologies.