Brinker International Payroll Company, L.P.

Brinker International Payroll Company, L.P. is a subsidiary of Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE: EAT), a publicly traded American hospitality company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Founded in 1975, the parent company is a major player in the casual dining industry, reporting annual revenues in the range of $5.7 billion and employing over 83,000 people. Brinker International Payroll Company, L.P. functions as an administrative entity within the larger corporate structure.

As an operating company, Brinker International owns, develops, operates, and franchises two major casual dining restaurant chains: Chili's® Grill & Bar and Maggiano's Little Italy®. The corporation manages a portfolio of more than 1,600 restaurants across approximately 29 countries and two U.S. territories, serving over a million customers daily. The payroll subsidiary, Brinker International Payroll Company, L.P., supports these extensive restaurant operations.

The company’s patent litigation posture is that of an operating company defending itself against patent assertions. Based on available data, Brinker International Payroll Company, L.P. has been named as a defendant in one patent case and has not been a plaintiff. This defensive role is typical for large operating companies whose products and internal business systems become targets for patent licensors.

The single tracked case is AML IP LLC v. Brinker International Payroll Company, L.P., filed on April 17, 2026, in the Northern District of Texas. The plaintiff, AML IP LLC, is a non-practicing entity (NPE), also known as a patent assertion entity. This lawsuit is part of a broader litigation campaign by AML IP, which has filed numerous similar suits against other companies, frequently asserting patents related to electronic commerce technologies.