Defendant
1 case as defendant.
Cardinal Health, Inc. (commonly known as Cardinal Health) is an American multinational healthcare services and products company headquartered in Dublin, Ohio. Founded in 1971, the company initially began as a food wholesaler before shifting its focus to pharmaceutical distribution in 1979 and adopting the Cardinal Health name in 1994. It is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CAH. As of fiscal year 2025, Cardinal Health reported approximately 57,700 employees worldwide and generated $222.58 billion in revenue. Its market capitalization was around $52.60 billion as of June 12, 2026.
Cardinal Health operates as a crucial link within the healthcare supply chain, distributing pharmaceuticals and specialty products, as well as manufacturing and distributing a broad range of medical and laboratory products. Its offerings include medical and surgical products like gloves and surgical apparel, and it operates an extensive network of nuclear pharmacies and radiopharmaceutical manufacturing facilities. The company provides various services and solutions to hospitals, healthcare systems, pharmacies, ambulatory surgery centers, clinical laboratories, physician offices, and patients receiving home care.
In terms of patent litigation, Cardinal Health appears to be an operating company defending against patent infringement claims. The company has one tracked case, Lone Star SCM Systems, LP v. Cardinal Health, Inc., in which it is named as a defendant, with no recorded cases as a plaintiff. This single case was filed in the plaintiff-friendly venue of the Texas Western District Court.
The case against Cardinal Health was initiated in 2021 by Lone Star SCM Systems, LP, which has been identified as an apparent patent assertion entity (NPE) in related litigation against other defendants. The patents asserted by Lone Star SCM Systems, LP in similar cases generally relate to radio frequency identification (RFID) technology used for tracking items, including in surgical procedures. Notably, some of these patents have faced challenges and have been found unpatentable in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings involving other defendants like Zebra Technologies.
This case was filed by Lone Star SCM Systems, LP against Cardinal Health, Inc. in the Texas Western District Court and was terminated on October 18, 2022.