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3 cases as plaintiff.
LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a South Korean multinational conglomerate. Headquartered in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, LG Electronics U.S.A. was established in 1978. Its parent company, founded in 1958 as GoldStar and now part of LG Corporation, is a major global technology and manufacturing firm with 2025 revenues reported at approximately $63 billion and over 75,000 employees worldwide. LG Electronics, Inc. is a publicly traded company on the Korea Exchange.
As an operating company, LG Electronics U.S.A. markets and sells a wide array of consumer and commercial products in the United States. Major product lines include home entertainment (televisions, audio devices), home appliances (refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners), commercial displays and digital signage, air conditioning systems, and vehicle components. The company is a significant player in the OLED TV market and also provides business-to-business technology solutions for industries such as hospitality, healthcare, and education.
Based on the provided data, LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. has the litigation posture of an operating company defending its products against patent assertions. It is listed as a defendant in its only tracked case and has no record as a plaintiff. This pattern is typical for a large technology manufacturer targeted by patent holders. The single suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, a venue known for a high volume of patent litigation.
The tracked case, AlmondNet, Inc. et al. v. LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc., involves a plaintiff that is an active patent asserter. AlmondNet, a New York-based adtech company founded in 1998, holds an extensive patent portfolio related to targeted online advertising and has filed numerous infringement lawsuits against major technology companies. This places the suit against LG Electronics U.S.A. within a broader campaign by AlmondNet to license or enforce its intellectual property.
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LG Electronics petitioned for inter partes review of all claims 1–9 of U.S. Patent 7,421,188, asserting obviousness over Yoshida/Terashita, Dow, and Dow/Murakami. The parties settled and filed a joint motion to terminate; the proceeding was closed July 9, 2025 without institution or final written decision.
LG Electronics petitioned for inter partes review of claims 1–19 of U.S. Patent No. 10,199,072 on obviousness grounds. The PTAB terminated the proceeding after settlement before institution of trial.
LG Electronics petitioned for inter partes review of US 9,818,449, challenging claims 1 and 9-12. The PTAB terminated the proceeding by settlement before institution on July 9, 2025, with no merits decision.