Defendant
3 cases as defendant.
Panasonic Corporation of North America, often referred to as Panasonic North America, is the principal North American subsidiary of Osaka, Japan-based Panasonic Holdings Corporation. The company was founded in September 1959 in New York City as Matsushita Electric Corporation of America and was renamed prior to 2005. Its headquarters have been located in Newark, New Jersey, since 2013. Panasonic North America employs a diverse workforce of over 30,000 people across 17 locations in the region. The parent company, Panasonic Holdings Corporation, a Japanese multinational electronics manufacturer, was founded in 1918 and reported a global workforce of 207,548 in 2025. Panasonic North America generates an estimated annual revenue of nearly $1 billion.
The company offers a broad range of products and services, including electric batteries and consumer lifestyle technologies. Its operations encompass innovative smart mobility, sustainable energy, and integrated supply chain solutions. Key offerings include avionics (in-flight entertainment and communication systems), building and construction solutions such as indoor air quality products, professional video and audio systems, digital content systems, restaurant technology, industrial equipment, and solar panels and battery storage systems.
In terms of patent litigation, Panasonic Corporation of North America operates as a defending entity. The company has one tracked case, appearing solely as a defendant. This posture aligns with an operating company that is defending against patent assertion entities rather than actively asserting its own patent portfolio.
The single tracked case, Intellectual Ventures II LLC v. Panasonic Corporation of North America, was filed on April 3, 2024, in the Texas Western District Court. This case highlights the company's position as a target in patent litigation, being sued by a known patent assertion entity.
Intellectual Ventures II LLC filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Panasonic Corporation of North America in the Texas Western District Court concerning patent 7916180.
Cellspin Soft filed suit in E.D. Tex. against Panasonic entities, asserting multiple Cellspin patents including US 8,862,757. The AO 120 filing confirms '757 is among the patents-in-suit; the docket outcome was not captured.
Digital Security Systems Corporation, LLC sued Samsung Electronics and numerous electronics manufacturers and retailers in the Eastern District of Texas for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,052,780 based on Blu-ray Disc players. The case was voluntarily dismissed without prejudice on February 23, 2009.