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2 cases as defendant.
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Rivian Automotive, Inc. ("Rivian") is a US electric-vehicle manufacturer headquartered at 14600 Myford Road, Irvine, California. It was founded in 2009 by Robert J. ("RJ") Scaringe, with the current corporate entity incorporated in 2015. Rivian is publicly traded on Nasdaq under the ticker RIVN. Public sources put headcount at roughly 15,000 employees and trailing revenue around $5.4–5.9 billion, with market capitalization in the $24 billion range as of mid-2026; the company has reported net losses.
Products and operations. Rivian designs, develops and manufactures battery-electric vehicles and related software and services. Its consumer line comprises the R1T pickup and R1S SUV; its commercial line includes electric delivery vans (EDV/RCV). It also sells software-based offerings such as Fleet OS, the Rivian Vehicle Care System, the Driver+ advanced driver-assistance system, Rivian Cloud and consumer mobile apps. Manufacturing is centered on its plant in Normal, Illinois. This is an operating company, not a shell or licensing entity.
Patent-litigation posture. The tracked data show Rivian exclusively as a defendant (0 plaintiff cases, 2 defendant cases), the classic profile of an operating company targeted by patent holders rather than an entity asserting its own portfolio. Both tracked matters were filed in the Western District of Texas, a plaintiff-favorable venue, before Judge Alan Albright in the Waco Division.
Notable cases. Both entries are Fleet Connect Solutions LLC v. Rivian Automotive, Inc. (W.D. Tex., 6:23-cv-00623, filed August 23, 2023). Fleet Connect Solutions is identified by Unified Patents as an NPE and an entity of Empire IP; the suit asserted multiple wireless/telematics patents (including U.S. 7,450,955, 7,206,837, 7,656,845 and 7,742,388) covering LTE, 802.11 and Bluetooth communications, accusing Rivian's R1T, R1S, RCV and EDV vehicles together with Fleet OS and related apps. Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination against a related Fleet Connect patent in September 2023. The Rivian case was terminated in November 2024 with a "STAYED" flag in the docket. Fleet Connect has filed similar suits against numerous fleet, telematics and vehicle companies.
Fleet Connect Solutions, LLC sued Rivian Automotive, Inc. in the Western District of Texas, filed August 23, 2023. US 7,206,837 was listed as Exhibit B in the complaint.
Fleet Connect Solutions LLC asserted the '153 patent against Rivian Automotive, Inc. in W.D. Tex. The complaint included an Evidence of Use exhibit and a Count for the '153 patent. Status: dismissed/settled per portfolio pattern.