Defendant
1 case as defendant.
Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. is the primary operating subsidiary of The Home Depot, Inc., the world's largest home improvement retailer. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the parent company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker HD. The Home Depot, Inc. reported approximately $159.5 billion in revenue for fiscal 2024 and employs around 475,000 people.
The company operates over 2,300 big-box format stores across North America, including the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Home Depot sells a wide assortment of building materials, home improvement products, tools, hardware, lumber, paint, plumbing, flooring, appliances, and lawn and garden products. Its services cater to do-it-yourself (DIY) customers, professional contractors, and "do-it-for-me" clients requiring installation services. The company also has a significant e-commerce presence, offering over a million products online.
As an operating company, Home Depot's patent litigation posture is that of a defendant. The provided database shows it has been a defendant in one tracked case and has not appeared as a plaintiff. This pattern is typical of a large retailer defending itself against patent assertions rather than initiating litigation itself. The single tracked case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, a common venue for patent disputes.
The one tracked case is EXPRESS MOBILE, INC. v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., filed in 2018. The plaintiff, Express Mobile, Inc., is a non-practicing entity that has filed dozens of similar patent infringement lawsuits in the same district against numerous technology and retail companies, asserting patents related to mobile and web development technology.
Express Mobile, Inc. filed a patent infringement suit against Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. in the Delaware District Court. The case was ultimately dismissed.