Defendant

Murphy USA, Inc.

1 case as defendant.

Company profile

Murphy USA, Inc. is a publicly traded company (NYSE: MUSA) that operates a chain of gasoline stations and convenience stores. Founded in 1996 and spun off from Murphy Oil Corporation in 2013, the company is headquartered in El Dorado, Arkansas. As a Fortune 500 company, Murphy USA reported revenues in the range of $17 billion to $22 billion in recent years and has a market capitalization of approximately $10.7 billion as of May 2026. The company employs over 15,000 people.

Murphy USA is an operating company focused on the retail marketing of motor fuel and convenience merchandise. Its stores operate under the brand names Murphy USA, Murphy Express, and QuickChek. The company's business model is centered on high-volume, low-cost fuel sales, with many of its locations situated in proximity to Walmart stores. In addition to fuel, the stores offer a range of convenience items. The company operates more than 1,700 retail stores across 27 states, primarily in the Southeast, Southwest, and Midwest regions of the United States.

The company's patent litigation profile is that of an operating company defending its business. With zero cases as a plaintiff and one as a defendant in the provided data, Murphy USA is not an assertive patent litigant. The single tracked case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, a common venue for patent infringement lawsuits. This posture suggests the company is a target of patent assertions rather than an enforcer of its own patent portfolio.

The notable case listed is Alpha Modus, Corp. v. Murphy USA, Inc. (2025). The plaintiff, Alpha Modus, Corp., is a subsidiary of Alpha Modus Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: AMOD) and has been characterized as a patent assertion entity. Alpha Modus has filed numerous similar lawsuits against other retailers in the Eastern District of Texas, asserting patents related to AI-driven retail technology, real-time consumer behavior analysis, and in-store engagement systems. The suit against Murphy USA appears to be part of this broader patent enforcement campaign targeting the retail sector.