Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless, legally known as Cellco Partnership, is a major American telecommunications operating company headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. It was formed as a joint venture between Bell Atlantic (which became Verizon Communications) and Vodafone in 2000. Since 2014, it has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ), a publicly-traded company with reported revenues of $138.2 billion in 2025 and approximately 99,600 employees in 2024.

As the largest wireless carrier in the United States, Verizon Wireless provides a wide range of mobile communications products and services. Its core business is operating a national wireless network, offering 4G LTE and 5G coverage to consumer, business, and government customers. Service offerings include mobile voice and data plans, prepaid services, and the sale of smartphones, tablets, and other connected devices. Following a 2019 corporate reorganization, the company's wireless services are now managed under the Verizon Consumer and Verizon Business divisions.

Based on the provided data, Verizon Wireless's patent-litigation posture is that of an operating company defending itself against patent assertions. It has been named as a defendant in one tracked case and has not appeared as a plaintiff. This pattern is typical for large technology companies that are targets of patent infringement lawsuits. The single case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, a frequent venue for patent litigation.

The tracked case is Cedarwood Ventures, Inc. v. Verizon Wireless, filed on May 6, 2026. The plaintiff, Cedarwood Ventures, Inc., has filed similar patent infringement lawsuits against other major technology companies like Google and Apple. The lawsuits concern patents related to mobile applications that send automatic replies to text messages while a user is driving, with Cedarwood accusing Verizon's "Driving Mode Auto-Reply" tool of infringement.