Red Hat, Inc.

Red Hat, Inc. is a leading provider of open-source software and technology solutions for enterprises. Founded in 1993, the company is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. In a landmark acquisition for the software industry, Red Hat was acquired by IBM for approximately $34 billion in 2019 and now operates as an independent subsidiary. The company employs over 19,000 people globally.

Red Hat's business model is built on developing and supporting open-source software for enterprise environments. The company's flagship product is Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), a widely used enterprise Linux operating system. Its portfolio also includes solutions for hybrid cloud infrastructure, cloud-native application development, and automation. Key product lines include Red Hat OpenShift, an enterprise Kubernetes platform; Ansible Automation Platform for IT automation; and JBoss Enterprise Middleware. Red Hat provides subscription-based support, training, and consulting services for its products.

As an operating company, Red Hat's patent litigation profile shows it as a plaintiff. The provided database lists two cases where Red Hat is the plaintiff against the same defendant, with zero cases filed against it. This posture suggests that Red Hat, when it engages in patent litigation, does so to enforce its own intellectual property rights rather than defending against infringement claims, which is typical for a large technology corporation.

The two tracked cases, Red Hat, Inc. v. VirtaMove, Corp., were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. In this matter, Red Hat sought a declaratory judgment of non-infringement of patents. The court ultimately granted VirtaMove's motion to dismiss the case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.