Defendant
1 case as defendant.
Company overview. Vanguard Products Group, Inc. (branded "Vanguard Protex Global" or "VPG") is a privately held manufacturer headquartered at 720 Brooker Creek Blvd., Oldsmar, Florida. Founded in 1999, the company is estimated by third-party trackers (Salary.com, Kona Equity) to employ roughly 50–100 people (one estimate: ~65) with annual revenue in the roughly $10–50 million range. It has no public ticker and no disclosed parent.
Products / services. VPG designs and manufactures electronic retail-merchandise security and display systems — anti-theft alarms, tethers, and powered display solutions that secure consumer electronics (phones, tablets, laptops, cameras) while allowing customers to handle them in stores. Its named product families include Vise (mechanical tethering), Vibe (alarm-only), Vital (coiled-cord power/security), Volt (cord-reel display), and Vision, plus display pedestals, sensors, and inductive-charging retail displays. It holds a substantial patent portfolio of its own, including anti-theft devices with adjustable locking arms, modular security cradles, and electromechanical release mechanisms (e.g., U.S. Patents 10,378,248, 11,178,983, 11,401,738). Early customers included Sony Style and Circuit City.
Patent-litigation posture. Vanguard is an operating company, not an NPE — it manufactures and sells the security products at issue. Its tracked docket is a single case as defendant (0 as plaintiff): InVue Security Products Inc. v. Vanguard Products Group, Inc., filed August 28, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida (Tampa Division) (Case 8:26-cv-02536). The suit is a patent-infringement action (35 U.S.C. §271) brought by InVue Security Products, a Charlotte, North Carolina–based retail-security competitor whose corporate parent is Assa Abloy Global Solutions, Inc. The dispute therefore reflects competition between two operating companies in the same product space rather than an NPE assertion.
Notable context. The complaint alleges infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 12,428,878 and 12,460,451, and the docket reflects pre-suit correspondence between the parties dating to March 2025. The case was filed in Vanguard's home district (Tampa), not a plaintiff-friendly venue such as the Eastern District of Texas. No revenue, headcount, or product details beyond the third-party estimates above are publicly confirmed.
Patent infringement action filed by InVue Security Products Inc. against Vanguard Products Group, Inc. alleging infringement of US Patent 12460451. The complaint identifies the '451 patent as Exhibit 1 and includes a claim chart for the patent. No merits ruling, judgment, or settlement has been shown, and the case appears to be in its early stage.