Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC) is the U.S. subsidiary of Sharp Corporation (TSE: 6753), the Japanese electronics manufacturer founded in 1912 and headquartered in Sakai, Osaka. SEC was established in 1962 in New York City as Sharp's first overseas sales subsidiary and has been based in northern New Jersey, most notably at 1 Sharp Plaza, Mahwah, then Montvale. Sharp Corporation is public and, since 2016, majority-owned (~66%) by Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn). Parent-level figures: roughly 40,000–50,000 employees and consolidated revenue around ¥2.0–2.3 trillion in recent fiscal years; SEC-specific headcount and revenue are not separately disclosed.
Products / operations. SEC is an operating company — not an NPE — handling U.S. sales, marketing, and service. Its lines include the B2B portfolio: multifunction printers and copiers, professional displays, projectors, laptops and monitors (Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, plus the Dynabook business). Consumer categories historically included AQUOS televisions, home appliances (microwave ovens, air conditioners, air purifiers), and solar products. Sharp exited the North American TV business in 2015 via a Hisense brand license and reacquired U.S. brand rights in 2019.
Patent-litigation posture. The case data show 1 tracked case, 0 as plaintiff and 1 as defendant — the profile of an operating company defending, not asserting. Its sole tracked appearance is in the plaintiff-friendly U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division.
Notable case. Digital Security Systems Corporation, LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al., No. 2:2008cv00316 (E.D. Tex., filed Aug. 11, 2008), named both Sharp Corporation and Sharp Electronics Corporation among roughly a dozen defendants. Plaintiff Digital Security Systems, an Acacia Research Corporation subsidiary, asserted U.S. Patent No. 6,052,780, covering encrypted, self-decrypting digital information products, against Blu-ray player makers and retailers. Other defendants included Samsung, Best Buy, D&M/Denon, Funai, LG, Matsushita/Panasonic, Philips, and Pioneer.