Ubisoft, Inc.

Ubisoft Entertainment SA is a French video game developer and publisher founded in 1986 and headquartered in Saint-Mandé, France. A public company, it trades on the Euronext Paris exchange under the ticker UBI. The company is a major international publisher with numerous development studios worldwide. For the fiscal year ending in March 2024, Ubisoft reported having 19,011 employees.

As a leading global publisher, Ubisoft develops and distributes interactive entertainment for consoles, PC, and mobile devices. Its portfolio includes many major franchises, such as Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Just Dance, Prince of Persia, and several series under the Tom Clancy's brand, including Rainbow Six. In addition to game sales, the company generates revenue through in-game purchases and its Ubisoft+ subscription service.

Ubisoft's patent litigation profile is that of an operating company defending its technology. The company has been a defendant in one tracked patent case and has not appeared as a plaintiff. This defensive posture is common for large technology companies that become targets for patent assertion entities. The single tracked case was filed in the Eastern District of Texas, a venue historically favored by patent plaintiffs.

The tracked case, Uniloc USA, Inc. v. Ubisoft, Inc., was filed in 2010. The plaintiff, Uniloc USA, Inc., is a well-known non-practicing entity (NPE) that has filed numerous patent infringement lawsuits against technology companies. The case against Ubisoft was part of a broader campaign by Uniloc asserting patents related to software and communications technology.