Defendant
1 case as defendant.
Hennes & Mauritz AB, commonly known as H&M, is a Swedish multinational clothing company headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 1947 by Erling Persson, the company operates as a public entity, with its shares traded on Nasdaq Stockholm under the ticker symbol HM B. As of April 2026, H&M Group has approximately 102,000 employees worldwide and an estimated annual revenue in the range of $23 billion.
H&M is a prominent fast-fashion retailer offering apparel, accessories, footwear, cosmetics, and homeware for women, men, teenagers, and children. Its brand portfolio includes H&M (encompassing H&M HOME, H&M Move, and H&M Beauty), COS, Weekday, Monki, & Other Stories, ARKET, Afound, and Sellpy. The company sells its products through thousands of physical stores across more than 70 geographical markets and a significant online presence in numerous countries.
Hennes & Mauritz AB's patent litigation posture is that of an operating company defending against assertion suits. The company has been involved in one tracked case as a defendant and zero as a plaintiff. This single case, Pointwise Ventures LLC v. Hennes & Mauritz AB, was filed in the Eastern District of Texas, a venue known for patent plaintiff-friendly litigation.
Pointwise Ventures LLC sued Hennes & Mauritz AB for patent infringement in the Texas Eastern District Court. The case was terminated.