Defendant
3 cases as defendant.
Huawei Device USA, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., a Chinese multinational technology company. The ultimate parent company is Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd., based in Shenzhen, China, and founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei. While Huawei states it is an employee-owned company, its ownership structure has been a subject of dispute. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. is a significant global entity, reporting approximately 208,000 employees in 2024 and revenue of CN¥862.1 billion (US$118.1 billion). Huawei Device USA, Inc. itself was incorporated in 2010 and maintains its headquarters in Plano, Texas.
As a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, Huawei Technologies offers a broad range of products and services. These include telecommunications equipment, consumer electronics such as smartphones, tablets, PCs, wearables, audio devices, and routers, as well as cloud computing, digital power products, and intelligent automotive solutions. Huawei Device USA, Inc. primarily handles the American operations for the parent company's consumer device segment, though its ability to offer certain products and services in the U.S. has been impacted by government restrictions implemented in 2019 due to national security concerns.
In terms of patent litigation, Huawei Device USA, Inc. appears to operate as an operating company that primarily defends against patent infringement claims. The company's sole tracked case shows it as a defendant and zero cases as a plaintiff. This single tracked case, Mesa Digital LLC v. Huawei Device USA, Inc., was filed in 2018 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, a venue recognized for its plaintiff-friendly reputation.
The case against Huawei Device USA, Inc. was brought by Mesa Digital LLC, a plaintiff that has also filed patent infringement lawsuits against other mobile device companies concerning technology related to electronic wireless handheld multimedia devices. Beyond this civil litigation, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and several of its subsidiaries, including Huawei Device USA Inc., have faced more extensive legal scrutiny in the U.S., including federal charges related to racketeering conspiracy and the alleged theft of trade secrets.
Maxell, Ltd. (then Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.) sued Huawei Device USA Inc. and Huawei Device Co., Ltd. in the Eastern District of Texas, asserting U.S. 6,928,292; claims 1 and 2 were construed. The case closed on July 2, 2018, resolved via settlement/license.
Patent infringement action by Hitachi Maxell against Huawei and Huawei Device entities. The case was stayed pending PTAB inter partes review and docket records show it closed on July 2, 2018.
Earlier Eastern District of Texas case in which Maxell asserted U.S. Patent 7,116,438 among other patents against Huawei. Maxell's Notice of Readiness stated this and other earlier E.D. Tex. cases were dismissed and closed; the '438 claim terms were construed in the Huawei action.