Defendant
3 cases as defendant.
Mood Media, LLC is a privately held, in-store media solutions provider headquartered in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2004 as Fluid Music Canada, the company is now owned by private equity firm Vector Capital, which acquired it in late 2020. Mood Media serves hundreds of thousands of commercial locations globally, and sources state its employee count is between 1,300 and 1,500.
The company specializes in creating "experiential" marketing for retail and other commercial businesses by combining audio, visual, and scent solutions. Its major service offerings include curated business music, digital signage, on-hold and in-store messaging, scent marketing, and integrated audiovisual systems. Mood Media has grown significantly through acquisitions of companies like Muzak, DMX, and PlayNetwork to become a global leader in its market. The company's clients range from small businesses to large international brands in retail, hospitality, healthcare, and finance.
As a defendant in all four of its tracked patent cases, Mood Media is an operating company defending against patent assertions. The lawsuits were filed in the plaintiff-friendly jurisdictions of the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. The company has not been a plaintiff in any tracked patent litigation. This defensive posture is consistent with that of a company focused on products and services rather than patent licensing or enforcement.
The tracked cases show Mood Media being sued by two entities: Alpha Modus, Corp. and Egla Corp. Alpha Modus, a subsidiary of the publicly traded Alpha Modus Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMOD), has filed numerous patent lawsuits against various retailers related to in-store AI, retail intelligence, and shopper analytics technologies. One case brought by Alpha Modus against Mood Media in the Western District of Texas was dismissed with prejudice in early 2026. Egla Corp provides expert witness and intellectual property consulting services and is also engaged in patent litigation to protect its own technology.
The case was resolved quickly with a joint stipulated dismissal with prejudice. No damages were awarded, and each party was ordered to bear its own costs.
Alpha Modus Corp. filed a patent infringement suit against Mood Media, LLC. The case was dismissed with prejudice on February 3, 2026, which often indicates a settlement was reached.
A patent infringement lawsuit filed by Alpha Modus, Corp. against a technology vendor. The case was settled and dismissed with prejudice as of January 22, 2026.