AXP Group (Vivint)

Vivint Smart Home, Inc., commonly known as Vivint, is a smart home and security company headquartered in Provo, Utah. Founded in 1999 as APX Alarm Security Solutions, the company rebranded as Vivint in 2011. Following an acquisition by The Blackstone Group in 2012 and a period as a publicly traded company, Vivint became a subsidiary of NRG Energy after a $2.8 billion acquisition in 2022. For fiscal year 2022, the company reported revenue of approximately $1.7 billion and employed several thousand people. The defendant name "AXP Group" listed in litigation records is likely a variation of APX Group Holdings, Inc., a former parent entity name.

Vivint is an operating company that sells integrated smart home and security systems directly to consumers. Its product lines include security devices such as smart locks, motion sensors, and indoor, outdoor, and doorbell video cameras. The company also provides home automation products like smart thermostats and lighting, and safety devices such as smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Vivint’s business model includes professional installation of its proprietary hardware and recurring revenue from 24/7 professional monitoring and customer support services.

The company's patent litigation history consists of defending its operations. Based on available data, Vivint has been a defendant in one tracked patent case and has not been a plaintiff. This posture is typical of a technology-based operating company being targeted by patent assertion entities. The single case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

The tracked case is Portus Singapore Pte Ltd. v. AXP Group (Vivint), filed in 2019. The plaintiff, Portus Singapore Pte Ltd., is a patent assertion entity that has filed infringement suits against numerous other technology companies. This indicates Vivint's litigation involvement is centered on defending against claims from non-practicing entities (NPEs).