Defendant

Dell Technologies, Inc.

2 cases as defendant.

Company profile

Dell Technologies Inc. Company Profile

Company Overview

Dell Technologies Inc. is a publicly traded American multinational technology corporation headquartered in Round Rock, Texas. Founded by Michael Dell in 1984 as PC's Limited, the current company was formed through the 2016 merger of the original Dell Inc. and EMC Corporation. Dell is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol DELL. As a major technology company, it employs approximately 120,000 people and reported revenue of $88.4 billion for its 2024 fiscal year.

Products and Services

Dell is an operating company that manufactures and sells a wide range of technology products and services. Its operations are divided into two primary segments: the Client Solutions Group (CSG) and the Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG). The CSG division produces personal computers (desktops, notebooks, and tablets), as well as peripherals like monitors and printers, under the Dell brand. The ISG division focuses on enterprise products, including servers, data storage, and networking equipment. Dell also offers IT consulting, cybersecurity, and cloud computing services, including its "as-a-service" portfolio, Dell Apex.

Patent-Litigation Posture

Based on the provided data, Dell Technologies is an operating company that is exclusively a defendant in patent litigation. It has been sued five times and has not initiated any patent lawsuits. The cases are all located in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, a popular venue for patent litigation. The plaintiffs in these cases—Speednic LLC, Athena Security, LLP, Gaea LLC, Greenthread, LLC, and Atlas Global Technologies LLC—appear to be primarily focused on patent assertion. Several of these entities are identified by industry trackers as non-practicing entities (NPEs).

Notable Cases and Context

Dell's status as a major technology manufacturer makes it a frequent target for patent assertion entities. The plaintiffs in the tracked cases assert patents related to various technologies incorporated into Dell's products.

  • Atlas Global Technologies LLC, a subsidiary of patent licensing firm Acacia Research Corporation, owns and licenses patents related to the WiFi-6 (802.11ax) standard.
  • Greenthread, LLC is a Texas-based entity asserting patents invented by G.R. Mohan Rao related to semiconductor fabrication. Reports indicate this entity has financial backing from an investment manager.
  • Gaea LLC is also identified as an NPE, asserting patents related to data storage policies.
  • Athena Security, LLP is an operating company that develops weapon detection and visitor management systems using AI and thermal imaging. The nature of its patent dispute with Dell is not detailed in the provided data.
  • The business nature of Speednic LLC could not be definitively established from the search results.