Samsung

Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 1938 by Lee Byung-chul as a trading company. Its flagship subsidiary, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., established in 1969, is headquartered in Suwon, South Korea, and is a publicly traded entity within the larger Samsung chaebol, with significant influence from the founding Lee family. As of 2024, Samsung Electronics employed over 262,000 people globally and reported a consolidated revenue of approximately $233.3 billion in fiscal year 2025.

Samsung Electronics specializes in a broad range of consumer and industrial electronics. Its major product lines include semiconductors (memory chips, system LSI, and foundry services), smartphones (under the widely recognized Galaxy brand, including the S series, A series, Fold, and Flip), televisions (QLED and OLED models), home appliances, wearable devices, and network systems. The company is a leading global manufacturer in various sectors, including smartphones, televisions, and semiconductor memory.

Based on the provided case data, Samsung's patent litigation posture appears to be that of an operating company defending against patent infringement allegations. With one tracked case as a defendant and zero as a plaintiff, the company primarily faces assertions from other entities. The single tracked case is in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, a venue known for patent litigation.

The notable tracked case for Samsung is Bishop Display Tech LLC v. Samsung, where Samsung is listed as a defendant in a suit filed in April 2021.