Garmin Intl Inc

Garmin International, Inc., often referred to as Garmin Intl Inc, is the U.S. operational headquarters of Garmin Ltd., a multinational technology company. Garmin Ltd. was co-founded in 1989 by Gary Burrell and Min H. Kao, and while its principal operational headquarters are in Olathe, Kansas, its legal domicile has been in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, since 2010. The company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol GRMN. As of 2025, Garmin Ltd. reported approximately 23,000 employees in 34 countries and generated $7.25 billion in revenue, with a market capitalization of $46.4 billion as of May 2026.

Garmin specializes in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and distribution of GPS-enabled products, alongside other navigation, communication, sensor-based, and information products. Its extensive product portfolio serves five core markets: automotive, aviation, marine, outdoor, and sport. Key offerings include smartwatches and fitness trackers, integrated flight decks and avionics systems, marine chartplotters and fishfinders, in-car navigation systems, and outdoor handheld devices and dog tracking systems. The company operates a vertically integrated business model, managing all stages from design to manufacturing.

In terms of patent litigation, Garmin Intl Inc exhibits the posture of an operating company defending against patent assertions. The provided case data shows Garmin Intl Inc as a defendant in one tracked case and as a plaintiff in zero cases. The sole tracked case, HyperQuery LLC v. Garmin Intl Inc, was filed on 2026-02-17 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, indicating a defensive stance against intellectual property claims in that jurisdiction.