Defendant
8 cases as defendant.
Verizon Communications Inc. (commonly known as Verizon) is a publicly traded telecommunications conglomerate headquartered in New York City. Formed on June 30, 2000, through the merger of Bell Atlantic Corp. and GTE Corp., its roots trace back to the 1983 breakup of AT&T, from which Bell Atlantic was created. Verizon trades on the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ under the ticker symbol VZ. As of early 2026, the company's market capitalization was approximately $197 billion. For the fiscal year 2025, Verizon reported revenues of around $138.2 billion and had approximately 89,900 employees.
Verizon is a major provider of communications, information, and entertainment products and services. Its operations are divided into two main segments: Verizon Consumer Group and Verizon Business Group. For consumers, the company offers a wide range of services, including wireless and wireline communications services, mobile phones and devices, prepaid wireless plans, and home internet services like Fios (fiber optic) and 5G Home Internet. For businesses and government customers, Verizon provides wireless and wireline services, broadband data and video, networking, security solutions, and Internet of Things (IoT) services. The company operates one of the largest wireless networks in the United States.
As a large operating company, Verizon's patent litigation profile is primarily defensive. The provided data shows the company as a defendant in both of its tracked cases, a typical posture for a major technology firm facing assertions from other entities. This aligns with Verizon being a frequent target for patent infringement lawsuits.
The plaintiffs in the tracked cases appear to be non-practicing entities (NPEs). Fleet Connect Solutions LLC is described by Unified Patents as a patent assertion entity and an affiliate of Empire IP LLC, a monetization firm. It acquired a portfolio of patents from Intellectual Ventures and has asserted them against numerous companies. Intent IQ, LLC owns patents related to cross-device ad targeting and has engaged in litigation with numerous major technology companies, including Amazon, Meta, and Roku. The cases against Verizon were filed in the Central District of California and the District of Delaware, which are common venues for patent litigation.
Patent infringement suit filed by Fleet Connect Solutions LLC against Verizon Communications Inc. asserting U.S. Patent 7,742,388.
Headwater sued Verizon entities for infringement. The jury found willful infringement of Claim 83 of the '541 patent and Claim 1 of U.S. Patent No. 9,215,613, awarding $175,000,000. The court later found the asserted patents unenforceable under implied waiver and entered final judgment for Verizon; cross-appeals are pending at the Federal Circuit.
2023 E.D. Tex. cellular-carrier campaign member case against Verizon; consolidated for trial with 2:23-cv-00470 and for pretrial with lead case 2:23-cv-00202. Part of the carrier litigation in which '376 was asserted.
Filed December 3, 2018 in E.D. Tex. Marshall Division and consolidated with Sol IP's AT&T lead case. The asserted-patent list for this docket includes US 10,090,894; the case was terminated on May 20, 2020 as dismissed - other.
A jury found Verizon infringed and awarded $175 million in damages, but on April 24, 2026, a federal judge overturned the verdict, ruling that Headwater had improperly delayed filing the lawsuit.
Integral Wireless Technologies LLC filed an active patent infringement suit against Verizon Communications Inc. in the Texas Eastern District Court.
Lab Technology LLC asserted US 9,219,982 against Verizon Communications Inc. in E.D. Tex. The accused product is the Verizon Care Smart app.
Navog LLC asserted US 10,593,205 against Verizon Communications Inc. and Verizon Connect Inc. in E.D. Tex. The case was dismissed with prejudice by joint motion, each party bearing its own costs and no Section 285 fee award.