Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd.

Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd. is a publicly traded electronics company headquartered in Qingdao, China. Founded in 1969, the company trades on the Shanghai Stock Exchange under the ticker 600060. It is a key subsidiary of the state-owned Hisense Group. For fiscal year 2025, the company reported revenue of 57.68 billion yuan. The company employs approximately 15,000 people.

Hisense Visual Technology is an operating company that primarily manufactures and sells smart display terminals. Its main products are television sets, which it markets globally under the Hisense, Toshiba, and Vidda brands. The company's product lines include ULED and laser TVs for consumers, as well as specialized commercial displays for businesses. In addition to finished display products, the company also researches and develops its own display chips and provides related internet and cloud services.

The company's patent litigation posture, based on tracked cases, is that of an operating company defending its products. It has been named as a defendant in one U.S. patent case and has not been tracked as a plaintiff. This suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, a common venue for patent disputes.

The single tracked case is Light Guide Innovations LLC v. Hisense Company Ltd. et al., filed in early 2025. The plaintiff, Light Guide Innovations, has been identified by industry sources as a non-practicing entity (NPE). The lawsuit involves patents related to LED backlight technology used in modern televisions. The patents were originally developed by LG Innotek and later acquired by Light Guide Innovations, which has also sued other major television manufacturers, including Samsung and TCL, using the same portfolio.