Touchmusic Entertainment LLC

Touchmusic Entertainment LLC is a private company associated with a patent for real-time electronic music distribution. Co-founded by Loren Johnson, who also serves as CEO of Christopher Entertainment Organization, the company's focus appears to be on intellectual property related to music and video on demand distribution. While some search results mention "Touch Music Group" as a record label based in Chicago, founded in 2005, and "TouchTunes Music Company" as a developer of in-venue interactive music and entertainment platforms, these appear to be distinct entities. Touchmusic Entertainment LLC, the subject of this profile, is primarily characterized by its patent holdings.

The company holds U.S. Patent No. 6,182,128, which describes a music distribution system divided into regional networks for distributing information like video-on-demand or pay-per-view systems, as well as data files such as music tracks over existing telecommunication networks. This patent also covers recording user request information for marketing purposes.

Touchmusic Entertainment LLC's patent litigation posture indicates it is a non-practicing entity (NPE) asserting its intellectual property. The company has no tracked cases as a plaintiff but has been a defendant in two cases at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). These cases include "APPLE, INC. v. Touchmusic Entertainment LLC" (2025-05-13) and "Unified Patents PTAB Data v. Touchmusic Entertainment LLC". In the case involving Apple, Inc., the patent owner was identified as Ziklag IP LLC, which acquired U.S. Patent No. 6,182,128 by assignment from Touchmusic Entertainment LLC. Unified Patents has also sought prior art on claims of this patent, noting its assertion against Netflix, Amazon, and Apple.