Pinterest, Inc.

Pinterest, Inc. is a publicly traded technology company headquartered in San Francisco, California, founded in 2010. The company trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PINS. For the fiscal year 2025, Pinterest reported revenue of $4.22 billion and had over 5,000 employees. With a market capitalization of approximately $12 billion as of May 2026, it is a significant entity in the social media and internet services industry.

Pinterest operates a "visual discovery engine," a social media platform where users find and save information, such as recipes, and style and home inspiration, using images and videos called "Pins". The service functions as a "catalogue of ideas" where users create and manage theme-based image collections on virtual "pinboards." While often categorized as a social network, the company positions its service as a visual search engine that helps users discover ideas and products. Revenue is generated primarily through digital advertising, with businesses using the platform as a virtual storefront to promote products.

As an operating company, Pinterest's patent litigation profile is that of a defendant. The company has been named as a defendant in one tracked case and has not appeared as a plaintiff. This posture is typical for a large technology firm that is a target for patent assertion entities. The single lawsuit on record was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, a common venue for corporate patent litigation.

The one tracked case is OpenTV, Inc. v. Pinterest, Inc., filed in late 2025. The plaintiff, OpenTV, Inc., is a subsidiary of the Kudelski Group, a company involved in digital security. OpenTV has a history of patent litigation, having previously sued companies like Netflix. In its suit against Pinterest, OpenTV alleges that features of the Pinterest platform, including video delivery and targeted advertising, infringe on four of its patents.