Defendant

Hisense Electronics Manufacturing Company of America Corporation

1 case as defendant.

Cases
1
Active
0
1 closed
Filed
2022
Top venue
N.D. Georgia Atlanta
1 case

Company profile

Company overview. Hisense Electronics Manufacturing Company of America Corporation ("Hisense Manufacturing" or "Hisense Mfg.") is a Georgia-incorporated entity headquartered at 7310 McGinnis Ferry Road, Suwanee, Georgia, sharing an address with its affiliate Hisense USA Corporation. It is the North American sales-and-distribution arm of Hisense Group Holding Co., Ltd., the Qingdao, China–based consumer-electronics conglomerate founded in 1969. Hisense Group reported 2024 revenue of RMB 215.3 billion (~US$30 billion), with roughly 107,000 employees per its Fortune China 500 listing, and owns several listed units including Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd. and Hisense Home Appliances Group Co., Ltd. (000921.SZ / 0921.HK). The U.S. subsidiary itself is a modest-sized operation (third-party directories estimate roughly 50–250 employees; the exact figure is unverified).

Products / operations. Hisense Manufacturing provides sales, import, and distribution support in North America for Hisense Group products — primarily smart televisions (Android TV, Google TV, Roku TV, X Class, and laser TV lines), soundbars, and home appliances (refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners). Hisense Group is one of the world's largest TV manufacturers by shipment volume.

Patent-litigation posture. This is an operating company acting as a defendant. In the single tracked case, Flexiworld Technologies, Inc. v. Hisense Company, Ltd. et al. (N.D. Ga., filed 2022-10-31), Hisense Manufacturing was one of roughly a dozen Hisense-group entities sued by Flexiworld Technologies, Inc., which the Stanford NPE Litigation Database categorizes as a patent-assertion entity ("acquired patents" / "failed startup").

Notable cases / context. The suit was one of three Flexiworld complaints asserting fifteen patents against Hisense smart TVs, soundbars, and the RemoteNow app. Originally filed in the Eastern District of Texas before Judge Gilstrap, the cases were transferred to the Northern District of Georgia, where Hisense's U.S. affiliate is headquartered, and assigned to Judge Steven D. Grimberg. Public docket analysis (PatSnap) indicates the case settled before claim construction. Flexiworld had sent Hisense notice letters in late 2021 before suing.