Defendant

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

8 cases as defendant.

Cases
8
Active
2
6 closed
Filed
2017–2024
Top venue
W.D. Texas
1 case
Also appears as a plaintiff in 3 cases → View as plaintiff

Company profile

ASUSTek Computer Inc., commonly known as Asus, is a Taiwanese multinational computer, phone hardware, and electronics manufacturer headquartered in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. Founded in 1989, Asus is a publicly traded company on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE: 2357). As of 2024, it was the world's fifth-largest personal computer vendor by unit sales. The company employs approximately 16,000 to 17,000 people globally and reported revenue of approximately $18.24 billion USD in 2024, with a market capitalization of around $16.71 billion USD as of October 2025.

Asus designs, manufactures, and sells a wide array of computing, communication, and consumer electronics products. Its extensive portfolio includes desktop computers, laptops (such as ZenBook, VivoBook, and the gaming-focused Republic of Gamers/ROG and TUF Gaming lines), motherboards, graphics cards, mobile phones (ZenFone, PadFone), monitors, networking equipment, peripherals, servers, and tablet PCs. The company also operates as an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for other technology vendors.

In terms of patent litigation, ASUSTek Computer Inc. primarily operates as a defendant, indicating its posture as an operating company that defends against patent infringement claims. The company has one tracked case in our database, where it appears as a defendant and has no plaintiff cases. This single case, "Force MOS Technology v. ASUSTek Computer, Inc. et al.," was filed on November 28, 2022, in the Texas Eastern District Court, a venue frequently chosen by patent assertion entities.

Filing activity

2017: 1 case'172018: 2 cases2'18'19'20'212022: 1 case'22'232024: 2 cases'24
Cases filed per year naming ASUSTeK Computer Inc. as defendant.

Maxell, Ltd. v. ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

dismissed with prejudice
Docket:
5:18-cv-00136
Filed:
2018-11-02
Terminated:
2019-05-02
Patents:68164917995897
π Maxell, Ltd.Δ ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

Maxell sued ASUSTeK, and the case was dismissed with prejudice on May 2, 2019. The '491 patent's litigation record lists this case as a '491 matter, but that linkage is not independently verified; Docket Alarm tagged the case to US 7,995,897 and RPX lists five patents-in-suit.

Maxell, Ltd. v. ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

dismissed with prejudice
Docket:
5:18-cv-00136
Filed:
2018-11-02
Terminated:
2019-05-02
Patents:6765616B1
π Maxell, Ltd.Δ ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

Maxell, Ltd. sued ASUSTeK Computer Inc. in the Eastern District of Texas, asserting the '616 patent as one of the patents-in-suit in its camera/consumer-electronics campaign. The case was dismissed with prejudice on May 2, 2019, after the parties notified the court of settlement.

Maxell, Ltd. v. ASUSTeK Computer Inc. et al.

settled
Docket:
2:17-cv-07528 (transferred to 3:18-cv-01788)
Filed:
2017-10-13
Patents:6430498
π Maxell, Ltd.Δ ASUSTeK Computer Inc.Δ ASUS Computer International, Inc.

Maxell's patent infringement action against ASUSTeK and ASUS Computer International was originally filed in the Central District of California and transferred to the Northern District of California. The dispute is tied to U.S. 6,430,498 via ASUS's IPR and the overlapping Maxell-ASUS docket record, and the parties reportedly settled in March 2019.

Maxell, Ltd. v. Huawei Device Co., Ltd. et al.

Docket:
5:18-cv-00033
Patents:6928306
π Maxell, Ltd.Δ Huawei Device Co., Ltd.Δ Huawei Device USA, Inc.Δ ZTE (USA), Inc.Δ ZTE CorporationΔ ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

Earlier E.D. Tex. action listed in the patent family/litigation record. Per RPX, six patents including U.S. Patent No. 6,928,306 were previously asserted in this District against the Huawei/ZTE/ASUS group; the exact defendant mapping between -00033 and -00034 was not confirmed. A 2018 opinion, Maxell Ltd. v. Huawei Device U.S. Inc., 297 F. Supp. 3d 668, reflects claim-construction activity.