Alpha Modus Corp. v. Best Buy Co., Inc.
Active- Docket:
- 2:25-cv-01182
- Filed:
- 2025-02-08
Patents:11301880
Alpha Modus Corp. filed a patent infringement suit against Best Buy Co., Inc. As of May 2026, this case appears to be active.
Defendant
Best Buy Co., Inc.
1 case as defendant.
Company profile
Best Buy Co., Inc. is a multinational retailer of consumer electronics. Founded in 1966 by Richard M. Schulze and James Wheeler as an audio specialty store named Sound of Music, the company was rebranded as Best Buy in 1983. Headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota, the company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BBY). For the fiscal year ending in early 2026, Best Buy reported revenues of approximately $41.7 billion and had around 82,000 to 85,000 employees.
Best Buy is an operating company that sells a wide variety of consumer electronics, computing products, mobile phones, home appliances, and entertainment software through its stores and websites. Its major product and service categories include computing and mobile phones, consumer electronics, appliances, entertainment, and services. The company operates under several brands, including Best Buy, Best Buy Mobile, and Pacific Sales. It also owns the Geek Squad for tech support and repair services, Magnolia for high-end home theater products, and offers private-label brands such as Insignia.
The company's patent litigation posture, based on tracked cases, is that of an operating company defending its business. It has been named as a defendant in one tracked patent case and has not been a plaintiff. [N/A] This pattern is typical for a large technology retailer facing infringement claims from patent assertion entities. The case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, a venue frequently favored by patent plaintiffs. [N/A]
The single tracked case is Alpha Modus Corp. v. Best Buy Co., Inc., filed in February 2025. [N/A] The plaintiff, Alpha Modus, is a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: AMOD) that describes itself as a leader in AI-driven retail technologies and intellectual property. Alpha Modus has filed numerous patent infringement lawsuits against other major retailers, such as Lowe's and Kroger, asserting patents related to in-store analytics, AI-driven personalization, and inventory management systems. This context suggests Best Buy is one of several large retailers targeted in a broader patent enforcement campaign by Alpha Modus.