Acer, Inc.

Acer Inc., commonly known as Acer, is a Taiwanese multinational hardware and electronics corporation headquartered in Xizhi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Founded in 1976 as Multitech International, the company was renamed Acer Inc. in 1987 and went public on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE: 2353) in 1988. As of December 2024, Acer employs approximately 9,026 people worldwide. The company reported a trailing 12-month revenue of $8.84 billion as of December 31, 2025.

Acer is a prominent manufacturer and marketer of computer hardware and electronics. Its extensive product portfolio includes desktop PCs, a variety of laptops (clamshell, 2-in-1, convertible, Chromebooks, and gaming laptops under its Predator brand), tablets, servers, storage devices, virtual reality devices, displays, smartphones, and peripherals. Beyond traditional computing, Acer has diversified into new business areas such as cloud services and platforms, AI-assisted medical solutions, e-mobility, smart city infrastructure, cybersecurity, and system integration.

In terms of patent litigation, Acer Inc. appears to operate as a company that primarily defends against patent assertion entity (PAE) suits. The provided data indicates Acer has been a defendant in one tracked case and has not initiated any patent litigation as a plaintiff. This posture is consistent with an operating company targeted by patent assertions.

The sole tracked case involving Acer Inc. is General Video LLC v. Acer Inc., where Acer is named as a defendant. This case was filed on August 30, 2024, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, a venue frequently utilized by patent plaintiffs.