The Coca-Cola Company

The Coca-Cola Company is a publicly traded beverage corporation headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1892, it is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KO. The company is a global enterprise, reporting annual revenue of approximately $45.8 billion in 2023 and employing around 65,900 people as of 2025.

The company is the world's largest non-alcoholic beverage manufacturer, primarily producing and selling syrup and concentrate for its flagship brand, Coca-Cola. Its extensive portfolio includes over 200 brands spanning various categories, such as sparkling soft drinks, water, sports drinks, juices, teas, and coffees. Major brands other than Coca-Cola include Sprite, Fanta, Dasani, Smartwater, Minute Maid, and Powerade. The Coca-Cola Company generally does not own or operate bottling facilities directly; instead, it sells its concentrates and syrups to a global network of independent bottling partners who manufacture, package, and distribute the final products.

Based on the provided data, The Coca-Cola Company's patent litigation posture is that of an operating company defending itself against suits from non-practicing entities (NPEs). The company has been a defendant in one tracked case and has not appeared as a plaintiff. This pattern is typical for large operating companies that are targeted by patent assertion entities.

The single tracked case is MPHJ Technology Investments, LLC v. The Coca-Cola Company, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware in 2013. The plaintiff, MPHJ Technology Investments, has been widely described as a patent assertion entity, or "patent troll." MPHJ acquired patents related to network scanning technology and engaged in a broad campaign of sending demand letters to thousands of small businesses, threatening lawsuits for infringement of its "scan-to-email" patents. The Federal Trade Commission later took action against MPHJ for using deceptive claims and legal threats in its licensing campaign.