Defendant
1 case as defendant.
I'll research Mediaocean to verify its profile.
Let me verify products and the litigation context.
One more search on current ownership and the NPE characterization.
Mediaocean LLC is a private advertising-technology company headquartered at 120 Broadway, New York City. It took its current form in 2012 through the merger of Donovan Data Systems and MediaBank, with corporate heritage dating to 1967. Vista Equity Partners acquired a majority stake in 2015; Vista sold its position in 2021 to CVC Capital Partners and TA Associates, with CVC reported as the largest shareholder. Public sources give roughly 1,000–1,300 employees and annual revenue estimates ranging from about $400 million to $500 million, though the company does not publish audited figures, so these are unverified.
Mediaocean sells software and infrastructure that agencies, brands, and media sellers use to plan, buy, traffic, measure, and pay for advertising across linear TV, CTV, digital, social, and other channels. It organizes products into Media Intelligence, Media Management, and Media Finance. Major lines include Prisma (media management and finance system of record), Flashtalking (ad server and creative personalization, acquired 2021), Innovid (CTV/digital ad serving and measurement, acquired for ~$500 million in a deal announced November 2024 and closed in 2025), and Protected (ad verification). It reports managing hundreds of billions in annualized ad spend for over 100,000 users.
On litigation, the case data show Mediaocean as a defendant only (0 plaintiff suits, 1 defendant suit) — consistent with an operating company defending, not a patent asserter. The single tracked matter is AlmondNet, Inc. et al. v. Mediaocean LLC (D. Del., 1:25-cv-00406, filed April 1, 2025), in which AlmondNet, Inc. and Intent IQ, LLC — entities commonly characterized as patent-holders/asserters rather than operating ad companies — sued Mediaocean alongside Flashtalking Inc. and Innovid Corp. The venue is the District of Delaware, not a plaintiff-friendly Texas venue.
The complaint asserts U.S. Patents 8,566,164; 8,595,069; 8,677,398; 10,321,198; and 11,949,962, targeting Mediaocean's advertising platform/DSP products (referenced in pre-suit notice letters as Lumina, Prisma, and Spectra) and alleging willfulness based on communications dating to 2019. Mediaocean and co-defendants filed a motion to dismiss in 2025. No merits outcome is reflected in the tracked data.
Pending patent infringement action asserting multiple patents, including US 8,595,069, against Mediaocean LLC. A Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss briefing schedule was set, with the answering brief due July 22, 2025; no final outcome located.