Pizza Hut LLC

Pizza Hut, LLC is an American multinational restaurant chain founded in 1958 in Wichita, Kansas, by brothers Dan and Frank Carney. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Pizza Hut is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM), which also owns KFC, Taco Bell, and The Habit Burger Grill. As a global enterprise, the company and its franchisees operate over 19,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries. While specific revenue for the subsidiary is not always broken out, Yum! Brands is a publicly traded, multi-billion dollar corporation. The company and its franchise network employ hundreds of thousands of people worldwide.

As one of the world's largest pizza companies, Pizza Hut's primary business is the sale of pizza and other Italian-American dishes. Its menu centers on various styles of pizza, including its signature Pan Pizza, Thin 'N Crispy, and Stuffed Crust varieties. The chain also offers pasta dishes, chicken wings under its WingStreet brand, breadsticks, and desserts. Operations are conducted through a mix of company-owned and independently franchised restaurants that offer dine-in, carryout, and delivery services.

Pizza Hut's patent litigation posture, based on available data, is that of an operating company defending its business. The company has been named as a defendant in one tracked patent case and has not been a plaintiff. This pattern is typical of large, product-focused corporations that become targets for patent assertion entities.

The company's single tracked case is X One Inc v. Pizza Hut Of America Inc et al., filed in April 2026. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, a jurisdiction frequently chosen by patent plaintiffs.