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1 case as defendant.
BMC Software, Inc. is a multinational enterprise software and IT services company headquartered in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1980 by Scott Boulette, John Moores, and Dan Cloer, the company initially focused on software for IBM mainframe computers. After decades as a publicly traded company, BMC was taken private in 2013. Since 2018, it has been owned by the global investment firm KKR. As of late 2024, BMC reported annual revenue of over $2.3 billion and employed more than 6,500 people worldwide. In October 2024, the company announced it would split into two separate organizations in early 2025: BMC Software and BMC Helix.
BMC Software provides a broad portfolio of IT management solutions for large enterprises, supporting mainframe, cloud, and hybrid environments. Key product lines include BMC AMI (Automated Mainframe Intelligence), which uses machine learning to optimize mainframe operations, and Control-M, a workflow orchestration platform for automating complex business processes like data pipelines and supply chain management. Another major offering is the BMC Helix suite, which delivers AI-powered solutions for IT service management (ITSM), IT operations management (ITOM), and cloud cost optimization. The company's products help organizations manage IT infrastructure, automate workflows, monitor system performance, and secure their IT environments.
Based on the provided data, BMC Software is an operating company that has defended itself in patent litigation. The company has been a defendant in one tracked case and has not appeared as a plaintiff, a litigation pattern typical of a technology company being targeted by a patent assertion entity. The single case, initiated in 2013, was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, a venue historically favored by patent plaintiffs.
The plaintiff in that case was Sampo IP, LLC, a subsidiary of Marathon Patent Group, a company that described itself as a patent acquisition and licensing company. This identifies Sampo IP as a non-practicing entity (NPE). BMC was one of several technology and enterprise companies sued by Sampo IP over patents related to a "Centrifugal Communication and Collaboration Method."
A patent infringement suit filed by Sampo IP, LLC against five defendants including Ambit Energy and HomeAway. The provided narrative does not contain the case number or its outcome.