Defendant
3 cases as defendant.
Ricoh Americas Corporation, also operating as Ricoh USA, Inc., is the regional headquarters for Ricoh Company, Ltd. in the Americas. The company's origins in the U.S. date back to 1962, with Ricoh of America, Inc. established in 1970. Ricoh Americas Corporation was officially formed in 2007 through the merger of Ricoh Corporation and Lanier Worldwide, Inc.. Headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania, Ricoh Americas Corporation is a subsidiary of the Japanese multinational imaging and electronics company, Ricoh Company, Ltd., which was founded in 1936 and is publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TYO: 7752). Globally, the Ricoh Group reported consolidated sales of approximately $17.1 billion USD for FY2025 and had 75,635 employees as of March 31, 2026. Ricoh USA, Inc. alone has over 15,000 employees in North America.
Ricoh Americas Corporation specializes in digital business services, managed print solutions, and workplace technology. Its comprehensive portfolio includes digital document management, printing solutions such as multifunction printers, copiers, laser printers, and production printing equipment, along with IT services. The company also offers cloud-based solutions, process automation, audiovisual solutions, electronic security, and Software as a Service (SaaS) applications for document management and workflow optimization.
In terms of patent litigation, Ricoh Americas Corporation exhibits the posture of an operating company defending against patent assertion entities. The company has been tracked in one case, appearing exclusively as a defendant, with zero instances as a plaintiff. This pattern strongly indicates that Ricoh Americas Corporation is a target of patent litigation rather than an entity that primarily asserts patents.
The sole tracked case involving Ricoh Americas Corporation is MPHJ Technology Investments, LLC v. Ricoh Americas Corporation et al.. This case was heard at the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. MPHJ Technology Investments, LLC is recognized as a patent assertion entity, and the "et al." in the case name suggests a multi-defendant campaign typical of NPE litigation.
RAH sued Ricoh in E.D. Pa. asserting eight U.S. patents, with 7,280,251 among them. The court granted RAH's motion to dismiss Ricoh's fourteen invalidity and non-infringement counterclaims under Twombly/Iqbal with leave to amend; RAH later described the litigation as resolved by February 2017, but final terms are not confirmed.
RAH alleged that Ricoh's Pro C651EX/C751/C901, MP C-series and other products with EFI Fiery controllers and Color Profiler Suite infringe claims 29, 30, 32, 34 and 35 of the '704 patent. The court dismissed all fourteen of Ricoh's invalidity and non-infringement counterclaims. The litigation was later referred to as resolved.
The Federal Circuit affirmed the decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) that claims 1–8 of US Patent 8488173 are invalid on the grounds of anticipation or obviousness.