Disney

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), commonly "Disney," is a publicly traded diversified media and entertainment company founded October 16, 1923, and headquartered at 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California. It is not a subsidiary; it is the ultimate parent of the Disney group. Reported size for fiscal year 2025 (ended Sept. 30, 2025): revenue of approximately $94.4 billion and roughly 200,000-plus employees worldwide, with market capitalization in the ~$200 billion range.

Operations. Disney reports three segments. Entertainment (about $42.5B FY2025 revenue) covers film and television studios (Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Twentieth Century), linear networks (ABC, FX, National Geographic), and direct-to-consumer streaming (Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+). Sports (about $17.7B) is built around ESPN. Experiences (about $36.1B) operates theme parks and resorts (Walt Disney World, Disneyland, international parks), Disney Cruise Line, and consumer products/licensing. Experiences generated a record ~$10B in segment operating income in FY2025.

Patent-litigation posture. Disney appears in the tracked data once, solely as a defendant — the classic profile of an operating company being attacked rather than an active plaintiff. It has no tracked plaintiff-side filings, and the single matter sits in the Western District of Texas, Waco Division, a venue heavily favored by patent asserters.

Notable case. Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. The Walt Disney Company, No. 6:20-cv-00949 (W.D. Tex., filed Oct. 13, 2020, before Judge Alan D. Albright). Cedar Lane is a Canadian entity that Unified Patents, the Stanford NPE Litigation Database, and Korean IP authorities identify as a non-practicing entity/patent assertion entity; it acquired patents originally held by Intellectual Ventures and others and has filed several hundred suits, predominantly in W.D. Tex. and D. Del., with a high settlement rate. In the Disney matter, Cedar Lane voluntarily dismissed in February 2021, and Judge Albright issued an order dismissing the case in October 2021. The asserted technology concerned image/data-processing patents; Disney's exposure here reflects NPE targeting of its media and consumer-facing technology rather than any Disney assertion of its own patents.