Hisense International (HK) Co. Ltd. is a Hong Kong-based entity and part of Hisense Group Co., Ltd., a Chinese state-owned multinational conglomerate founded in 1969 and headquartered in Qingdao. Hisense Group is a major global manufacturer with over 80,000 employees worldwide. Two of the group's major subsidiaries, Hisense Visual Technology and Hisense H.A., are publicly listed on the Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong stock exchanges. Hisense International was established in 2008 to serve as a platform for the group's international business operations.
Hisense is an operating company that manufactures and sells a wide variety of consumer electronics and home appliances. Its primary product is television sets, and it has been the largest TV manufacturer in China by market share for nearly two decades. Other major product lines include refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, kitchen appliances, projectors, and audio equipment. The company markets its products globally under several brand names, including Hisense, Toshiba, Gorenje, and Ronshen. In addition to its consumer-facing business, Hisense is also involved in B2B sectors like intelligent transportation and digital medical systems.
The company's patent litigation posture, based on available data, is that of an operating company defending itself against patent assertions. Hisense International (HK) Co. Ltd. has been named as a defendant in one tracked U.S. patent case and has not appeared as a plaintiff. This suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, a common venue for patent infringement lawsuits.
The notable tracked case is Light Guide Innovations LLC v. Hisense Company Ltd. et al., filed in January 2025. The plaintiff, Light Guide Innovations, is a non-practicing entity (NPE) that has asserted patents against other major electronics manufacturers, including Samsung and TCL. The patents-in-suit relate to LED backlight technology used in displays and were originally developed by LG Innotek before being acquired by the plaintiff. Hisense has also filed proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board challenging the validity of at least one of Light Guide's patents.