Defendant
1 case as defendant.
Sega of America, Inc. is the American arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA Corporation, a subsidiary of the publicly-traded Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. Established in 1986, Sega of America's headquarters are in Irvine, California. The Irvine office houses approximately 235 employees from Sega's publishing departments and its subsidiary, Atlus Games. The parent company, Sega Sammy Holdings, reported revenue of $3.19 billion (TTM).
As a major developer and publisher of interactive entertainment, Sega of America is an operating company that distributes software for consoles, PCs, and mobile devices. The company is known for globally recognized video game franchises, including "Sonic the Hedgehog™," "Like a Dragon™" (formerly "Yakuza"), "Total War™," and "Persona™." It oversees operations and markets these and other software titles across North America.
The company’s patent litigation history consists of defending its products. The provided data shows Sega of America with one tracked case as a defendant and none as a plaintiff, a posture typical of an operating company targeted by patent asserters. This suit was filed in the Eastern District of Texas, a jurisdiction historically favored by patent plaintiffs.
The single tracked case is Uniloc USA, Inc. v. Sega of America, Inc., filed in 2010. The plaintiff, Uniloc, is a well-documented non-practicing entity (NPE), also described as a patent assertion entity, known for filing infringement lawsuits against a large number of technology companies. The case against Sega of America was part of Uniloc's broader litigation campaigns.
This case was dismissed after defendant Sega served as the lead petitioner in a successful inter partes review (IPR2014-01453) that invalidated the patent's claims.