Domino's Pizza Franchising LLC

Domino's Pizza Franchising LLC is a legal entity responsible for the domestic franchising operations of its parent company, Domino's Pizza, Inc. The parent company was founded in 1960, is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker DPZ. As of 2025, Domino's Pizza, Inc. generated approximately $4.94 billion in annual revenue and employed around 10,200 people. The entire Domino's system includes over 22,100 locations in more than 90 markets worldwide, making it the largest pizza company globally based on retail sales.

The company operates primarily through a franchise-based model, with approximately 99% of its stores owned by independent franchisees. Domino's Pizza, Inc.'s business is organized into three segments: U.S. stores, international franchise, and supply chain. The supply chain segment manufactures and distributes pizza dough and other food and equipment to most of its stores in the United States and Canada. The company's core product offerings, sold via delivery and carry-out, include pizza, chicken wings, pasta, oven-baked sandwiches, and desserts.

Based on the provided data, Domino's Pizza Franchising LLC is an operating company that defends against patent lawsuits. It has been named as a defendant in one tracked case and has not appeared as a plaintiff. This defensive posture is common for large corporations that are targets of patent infringement allegations.

The single tracked lawsuit, X One, Inc. v. Domino's Pizza, Inc. et al., was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in April 2026. The plaintiff, X One, Inc., is a non-practicing entity (NPE) that has asserted patents related to location-tracking technology against other major companies. Its patents have previously been described in litigation as relating to applications that transmit location information between mobile devices.