Defendant
1 case as defendant.
Fandango Media, LLC is an American digital media company founded in 2000, best known for its online movie ticketing services. Headquartered in Beverly Hills, California, Fandango is a joint venture, with NBCUniversal's parent company, Versant, owning 75% and Warner Bros. Discovery holding a 25% stake. While the company is private, various sources estimate its employee count to be between 450 and 1,000 people.
Fandango operates a portfolio of well-known consumer-facing brands in the entertainment sector. Its primary business is selling movie tickets for theaters across the United States via its website and mobile apps. The company's digital network also includes Fandango at Home (formerly Vudu), a video-on-demand streaming service for renting or buying movies and TV shows. Additionally, Fandango owns Rotten Tomatoes, a popular and influential movie and TV show review-aggregation website, and Movieclips, a large movie trailer and clip network on YouTube.
As an operating company, Fandango's patent litigation posture is that of a defendant. The company has been tracked in one patent case, where it is defending against a suit brought by DISH Technologies L.L.C. and its affiliates. This profile aligns with that of an established technology and e-commerce company being targeted in patent litigation, rather than an entity that actively asserts patents against others.
The single tracked case, DISH Technologies L.L.C. et al. v. Fandango Media, Inc., was filed in the Delaware District Court in September 2023. Fandango's involvement in this suit reflects its position as a significant player in the digital media distribution and e-commerce space, making it a target for patent assertions from other technology and media companies.
DISH Technologies L.L.C. and related entities filed a patent infringement suit against Fandango Media, Inc. in the Delaware District Court, asserting U.S. Patent 11,470,138 B2. The case is currently active.