Defendant

Equinix, Inc.

1 case as defendant.

Cases
1
Active
1
0 closed
Filed
2025
Top venue
E D Tex Marshall Division
1 case

Company profile

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Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) is a publicly traded digital-infrastructure and data center company headquartered at One Lagoon Drive, Redwood City, California. Founded in 1998, it operates as a real estate investment trust. Public sources put headcount around 13,600–13,700 employees (FY2024: 13,606) and FY2024 revenue at roughly $8.7 billion, with market capitalization in the $70–100 billion range over the past year; figures vary by source and date. It is not a subsidiary and has no parent.

Products and operations. Equinix is an operating company, not an NPE. It operates International Business Exchange (IBX) and xScale data centers across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific (roughly 260–270 facilities in ~77 metro areas across ~36 countries). Its offerings include colocation (cabinet space and power), interconnection services (Equinix Fabric, Fabric Cloud Router, Cross Connects, Equinix Exchange), and managed/support services such as Smart Hands, SmartView, and Smart Build. Colocation generates the large majority of recurring revenue, with interconnection roughly 20%.

Litigation posture. Equinix is a pure defendant in this database: 1 tracked case as defendant, 0 as plaintiff. It fits the pattern of a large operating company being targeted by a non-practicing entity rather than an active two-way litigant.

Notable case. Valtrus Innovations Ltd. et al. v. Equinix, Inc. (No. 2:25-cv-00016), filed January 7, 2025, in the E.D. Tex., Marshall Division before Judge Rodney Gilstrap — a plaintiff-friendly patent venue. Plaintiffs Valtrus Innovations Ltd. and Key Patent Innovations Ltd. are Irish patent-monetization entities (disclosed parent: New PP Licensing LLC) asserting a portfolio acquired from Hewlett Packard Enterprise in 2021. The asserted patents (U.S. 6,854,284; 6,868,682; 6,868,683; 7,939,967) concern data center cooling, energy management, and multiple power supply control. Valtrus has filed similar suits against Digital Realty, TierPoint, Google, Home Depot, FedEx, and others; a Markman hearing was set for October 2025 and trial for September 2026. Court records indicate the case was dismissed in early January 2026, which typically reflects a settlement.