Xxvi Holdings Inc. is a holding company that operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL). Headquartered at Alphabet's main address in Mountain View, California, Xxvi Holdings was incorporated in 2017 to finalize the corporate restructuring that began with Alphabet's formation. The name "Xxvi" is the Roman numeral for 26, the number of letters in the English alphabet.
The company does not have public-facing products or services. Its primary function is to legally own the equity of Alphabet's various subsidiaries, including Google LLC, Waymo, and Verily. This structure was implemented to legally separate Google from Alphabet's other businesses, known as "Other Bets," and to allow the parent company to operate more efficiently. The entity also appears to be involved in financial administration, as it has been reported to issue tax forms, such as the 1099, for revenue generated through Google services like AdSense.
Xxvi Holdings Inc.'s patent litigation posture is that of a defendant. With zero cases as a plaintiff and one as a defendant in the database, it is not an entity that asserts patents. Instead, it is named in suits targeting the products and services of the operating companies it holds. The single tracked case was filed in the District of Delaware, a common venue for patent litigation.
The company's only tracked case is VB Assets LLC v. Google LLC et al., filed in April 2026. In this lawsuit, Xxvi Holdings is a co-defendant alongside its parent, Alphabet Inc., and fellow subsidiaries Google, Android, and YouTube. The plaintiff, VB Assets LLC, is a non-practicing entity that owns and asserts a patent portfolio related to conversational AI originally developed by Voicebox Technologies. VB Assets has also filed infringement suits against other major technology companies, including Amazon, Apple, and Samsung, over similar voice-assistant technologies.