Neustar, Inc.

Neustar, Inc., a subsidiary of global information and insights company TransUnion, is a technology firm specializing in real-time identity resolution. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the company provides cloud-based information services and analytics. Since its acquisition by TransUnion for $3.1 billion in a deal that closed in December 2021, Neustar has operated as an integral part of its parent company. While specific revenue figures for the subsidiary are not public, prior to the acquisition, Neustar's business was projected to generate approximately $575 million in revenue for 2021. Employee counts have been reported in the range of 1,800 to over 3,000.

Neustar's core business revolves around providing data and technology for marketing, risk, fraud mitigation, and communications. Its services help clients connect and verify data related to people, devices, and locations. Following the TransUnion acquisition, Neustar's product lines have been integrated into TransUnion's portfolio: its marketing solutions are now part of TransUnion TruAudience, fraud solutions are part of TruValidate, and communications services are part of TruContact. Historically, Neustar was also a prominent player in telecommunications infrastructure, serving as the administrator for the North American Numbering Plan and as the domain name registry for top-level domains like .us and .biz, a division it sold to GoDaddy in 2020.

As a large operating company, Neustar's patent litigation posture is that of a defendant. The provided data shows the company has been a defendant in one tracked case and has not appeared as a plaintiff. This is consistent with a technology provider being targeted by a patent assertion entity. The single lawsuit on record, Datonics LLC v. Neustar, Inc., was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, a popular venue for patent litigation.

The plaintiff in its tracked case, Datonics LLC, is a subsidiary of AlmondNet, Inc., and has filed similar patent infringement lawsuits against other major technology companies, including Oracle and Amazon, over patents related to targeted advertising technology. This pattern suggests that Datonics is a non-practicing entity (NPE) engaged in asserting patent rights. The litigation against Neustar appears to be part of a broader campaign by Datonics targeting companies that operate in the online advertising and data analytics space.