Defendant
1 case as defendant.
TomTom International BV is the Dutch operating entity of TomTom N.V., the listed parent (Euronext Amsterdam: TOM2; ISIN NL0013332471). Both are headquartered at De Ruijterkade 154, Amsterdam, Netherlands. The business traces to 1991, when it was founded as Palmtop Software; it was renamed TomTom in 2001 and listed in 2005. It is publicly traded (no controlling parent). Headcount is roughly 3,300–3,700 full-time employees, with revenue around €530–575 million in recent trailing periods (2024 revenue reported near €574 million). Sources: Reuters/FT company profiles, stockanalysis.com, TomTom corporate releases.
Products / services. TomTom is an operating company — a location-technology and navigation provider, not an NPE. It reports two segments: Location Technology (Automotive and Enterprise), which supplies maps, navigation software, traffic data and APIs as components OEMs and developers embed in their own products; and Consumer, which sells portable navigation devices, mobile navigation apps, and related driver services. Its technology spans digital maps (standard, ADAS and HD), real-time traffic and routing APIs, in-dash/automotive navigation SDKs, fleet-management and telematics services, and location intelligence for government and enterprise. It has historically been a leading European PND maker and now focuses on map and software licensing to automakers and technology firms.
Patent-litigation posture. The tracked data show TomTom as a defendant in one case and plaintiff in none — the classic profile of an operating company defending against third-party patent assertions rather than a party asserting its own portfolio. The single tracked suit sits in the Eastern District of Texas, a venue widely regarded as plaintiff-friendly.
Notable case / context. Navog LLC v. TomTom International BV, No. 2:24-cv-00365 (E.D. Tex., Marshall Division, Judge Rodney Gilstrap), filed 16 May 2024 and closed 3 September 2024. Navog — described by RPX and patent-data sources as a New Mexico-based NPE — asserted U.S. Patent No. 10,593,205, "GPS and warning system," covering warnings to drivers of high-profile vehicles about low-clearance structures. Navog filed parallel suits against Panasonic, Rand McNally, Trimble, Sygic and Verizon. The TomTom action ended by joint stipulation, dismissed with prejudice, each side bearing its own costs; no invalidity or non-infringement ruling was issued, and no settlement terms were disclosed.