Defendant
9 cases as defendant.
Company overview. Epson America, Inc. is the U.S. affiliate and regional headquarters for the Americas of Seiko Epson Corporation, a Japan-based public company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE: 6724). Founded in 1975, Epson America was historically headquartered in Long Beach, California, and moved to a new North American headquarters in Los Alamitos, California in late 2022. Seiko Epson employs roughly 75,000 people worldwide and reported revenue of about ¥1.36 trillion (≈US$9 billion) in its fiscal year ending March 2024. Third-party estimates put Epson America's own headcount in the roughly 800–1,800 range and revenue above $500 million, though these figures are not officially disclosed.
Products / operations. Epson America handles sales, marketing, distribution, and support for the Epson brand in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. Product lines include inkjet and laser printers, all-in-one and large-format printing systems, projectors and other visual-communications equipment, scanners, POS receipt printers, and wearable and industrial products (including precision components and factory automation). Parent Seiko Epson's segments are printing solutions, visual communication, and wearable/industrial products.
Patent-litigation posture. Epson America is an operating company and appears in the tracked database solely as a defendant (1 case, 0 as plaintiff), consistent with a product maker defending against a patent-assertion suit rather than asserting patents itself.
Notable case. The sole tracked case is Flexiworld Technologies, Inc. v. Epson America, Inc. (Case 8:21-cv-00807), filed April 29, 2021, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Flexiworld — a non-practicing entity founded by inventor William Ho Chang that holds wireless-connectivity patents and has also sued other printer makers such as Canon — alleged infringement of 14 patents covering wireless (Wi-Fi/Bluetooth) printing functions and related software in Epson printers. Epson, represented by Sheppard Mullin, denied infringement and did not contest venue. The docket shows the action was dismissed in early 2022.
The complaint asserted the '846 patent among 14 patents-in-suit; Epson's answer admitted the '846 patent was asserted. The case was dismissed by an order dismissing civil action, with no merits ruling.
Epson answered with a jury demand on August 23, 2021, and its answer confirmed that US 10,140,071 was among the fourteen patents-in-suit. A closing report on the determination of an action was entered around February 2, 2022, indicating dismissal.
Patent-infringement action under 35 U.S.C. § 271 filed April 29, 2021. A report on determination of action (closing) and order dismissing civil action was entered February 2, 2022.
Flexiworld asserted the '073 patent, among 14 patents, against Epson America in C.D. Cal. The parties settled and the action was dismissed without any merits ruling on claim construction, validity, or infringement.
Flexiworld Technologies sued Epson America, Inc. in C.D. Cal.; Epson answered denying infringement. Narrative did not identify specific asserted patents or 7,318,086 in this case.
Reported but not independently verified that U.S. 10,846,031 is asserted. The Google Patents litigation entry is family-level and may reflect sibling patents rather than the '031 specifically; the case is closed per Unified Patents related-case listing.
Patent infringement suit involving US 7,791,761. Defendants filed counterclaims in April 2011; the specific disposition was not confirmed.
RAH Color Technologies LLC sued Seiko Epson Corp. and affiliated Epson entities in the Western District of New York. The case was identified as the first worldwide family litigation filed and was closed, with resolution consistent with licenses RAH later admitted to California-based Epson entities.
RAH Color Technologies sued Seiko Epson and related Epson entities; earliest identified '870 suit; outcome not confirmed.