Polaris, Inc.

Polaris Inc. (NYSE: PII) is a publicly traded American manufacturer of powersports vehicles, founded in 1954. Headquartered in Medina, Minnesota, the company reported revenues of approximately $7.2 billion for 2025. Employee counts vary by source, but are generally in the range of 14,000 to 15,000 people.

Polaris is an operating company that designs, engineers, and manufactures a wide range of vehicles for outdoor and recreational use. Its major product lines include off-road vehicles (ORVs) such as the RANGER, RZR, and GENERAL side-by-side vehicles and Sportsman all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). The company also produces snowmobiles, the three-wheeled Slingshot "moto-roadster," and has a significant presence in the marine market with its portfolio of pontoon and deck boat brands, including Bennington, Godfrey, and Hurricane. Additionally, Polaris sells related parts, garments, and accessories for its products.

The company’s patent litigation history in the provided data consists of a single case where it is the defendant and zero cases as a plaintiff. This posture is typical of a large operating company defending its products against patent assertions. The tracked case, Vision Works IP Corp. v. Polaris, Inc., was filed in the Washington Western District Court, which is not traditionally known as a high-volume venue for non-practicing entity (NPE) litigation.

This litigation profile indicates that Polaris is focused on its manufacturing operations and, like many technology-rich companies, becomes a target for patent lawsuits. The single defensive case listed suggests that, within the scope of this data, the company is not an aggressive patent plaintiff itself but rather a defendant in an inbound patent suit.