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8 cases as plaintiff.
Amazon.com Services LLC is a key subsidiary of the multinational technology company Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). The parent company was founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with a second major headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. As one of the world's largest companies, Amazon.com, Inc. reported annual revenue of approximately $716.9 billion for the 2025 fiscal year and employs over 1.5 million people globally.
As a primary operating entity, Amazon.com Services LLC is involved in managing the parent company's vast e-commerce business. Its functions include overseeing the online retail platform, order processing, extensive fulfillment and logistics networks, and customer service operations. The subsidiary supports both direct retail sales and the third-party marketplace, and its scope also extends to supporting other Amazon business lines, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing and various digital entertainment offerings.
The company's patent litigation history reflects its position as a large operating company. With six tracked cases as a defendant and only one as a plaintiff, Amazon.com Services LLC is predominantly a target for patent infringement lawsuits. These suits are often filed in plaintiff-friendly jurisdictions, including the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. This defensive posture is common for major technology corporations.
The single case where an Amazon-affiliated entity appears as a plaintiff, Twitch Interactive, Inc. et al. v. NL Giken Inc., is a post-grant challenge at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), a common defensive strategy used to challenge the validity of patents being asserted against it. Other tracked cases show the company defending against lawsuits from patent assertion entities, such as Atlas Global Technologies LLC and VB Assets, LLC.
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Amazon.com Services LLC and Amazon Services LLC filed an Inter Partes Review petition against VB Assets LLC, which was denied institution by the PTAB on November 20, 2025.
This Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceeding was initiated to challenge the validity of the claims of patent 10,880,592. The case was terminated due to a settlement between the parties.
Amazon.com Services LLC et al. petitioned for inter partes review of U.S. Patent No. 10,062,377. The PTAB instituted review on Jan. 10, 2024 with joinder to IPR2023-00035, issued a Final Written Decision on June 11, 2024, and the decision was appealed.
Amazon's inter partes review petition, joined to Apple's IPR2023-00033, challenging the same claims of the '319 patent. The PTAB held all challenged claims unpatentable.
Inter partes review petition filed by Amazon.com Services LLC and Amazon Web Services, Inc. challenging U.S. Patent No. 7,979,277. The PTAB instituted review on January 10, 2024, and issued a final written decision on June 11, 2024.
Amazon petitioned for inter partes review of U.S. 10,971,140 claims 1-8. The Board instituted and joined the petition to Apple's IPR2023-00037 on 2024-01-10; the final written decision on 2024-06-11 found no claims unpatentable.
Inter partes review petition by Amazon entities against AlmondNet, joined with IPR2022-01064. The PTAB's Nov. 28, 2023 final written decision reached the same result on claims 9-12 of U.S. 9,830,615; appeal was noticed and later voluntarily dismissed.
Inter partes review petition by Meta and Amazon entities against AlmondNet. The PTAB issued a final written decision on Nov. 28, 2023, holding claims 9-12 of U.S. 9,830,615 unpatentable; appeal was noticed and later voluntarily dismissed.