Team New Zealand Ltd, commonly known as Team New Zealand or Emirates Team New Zealand, is a professional sailing team based in Auckland, New Zealand. Established as a registered company in 1993, it operates as a private entity. While specific employee counts or revenue figures for the New Zealand entity are not publicly disclosed, the team is a significant organization within the international sailing community.
The company's primary operations revolve around competitive sailing, specifically participating in and defending the America's Cup, the oldest trophy in international sport. Their activities encompass high-performance yacht design, boat building, and competitive racing. Team New Zealand has a distinguished history, having won the America's Cup multiple times, including victories in 1995, 2000, 2017, 2021, and 2024, and is the current defender of the Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup, set to take place in 2027. Its subsidiary, America's Cup Events Ltd, is responsible for managing various aspects of the America's Cup event.
Team New Zealand Ltd's patent litigation posture indicates it is an operating company defending its intellectual property. The company is recorded as a defendant in one tracked case and has no plaintiff cases. This aligns with a posture of defending against challenges rather than initiating patent assertions.
The sole tracked case involving Team New Zealand Ltd is NORTH SAILS GROUP, LLC et al. v. Team New Zealand Ltd (PGR2025-00062), filed on July 3, 2025. This proceeding is a Post-Grant Review (PGR) before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. North Sails Group, LLC is challenging the validity of U.S. Patent No. 12,110,089, owned by Team New Zealand Limited, related to sail designs. The parties have requested a protective order to manage confidential information pertaining to specific sail designs during the proceedings.