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Vringo, Inc.
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Vringo, Inc.
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Vringo, Inc. is a privately held company headquartered in New York, NY, reporting approximately 24 employees and a founding year of 2006 according to available firmographic data. The firm's website at vringo.com was not accessible at the time of data aggregation, returning only a verification/loading page, and as a result no information was captured regarding the company's products, services, technology stack, customer base, pricing, go-to-market motion, or management team.

With no product, technology, or revenue-model information disclosed in the source material, the company's functional description — i.e., what it does, who it serves, and how it monetizes — cannot be stated with confidence from the inputs alone. The available firmographic signals (small headcount, single U.S. location, no disclosed pricing, no named customers, no observed partnerships or awards) suggest a small, privately held operating entity, but do not support any specific industry or product characterization. All first-party descriptive detail is therefore limited to corporate metadata, and deeper operational intelligence requires access to primary sources not present in the current data set.

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Vringo, Inc. is a privately held, New York-based company founded in 2006 with approximately 24 employees. Specific products, customer segments, and revenue mechanics are not disclosed in currently available sources.

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Serves global market

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Social media profiles1 record
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Offering typeServices
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The source content for Vringo, Inc. (https://www.vringo.com/) returned only a loader/verification interstitial page and contained no description of the company's products or services. No core offering could be evidenced from the supplied input material.

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Peers10 records
TypeDirect peer
Description

Acacia is a publicly traded patent licensing and technology investment company that acquires and licenses patent rights, directly comparable to Vringo's core business model of monetizing intellectual property.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

RPX operates a defensive patent aggregation and licensing platform that reduces patent litigation risk for technology companies, an adjacent IP licensing incumbent with overlapping market participation to Vringo.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Intellectual Ventures is one of the largest patent assertion / non-practicing entities, historically building and licensing large portfolios — a broad incumbent in the same licensing ecosystem as Vringo.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

InterDigital invents, develops, and monetizes mobile and video technology IP through licensing programs to device makers and standards implementers, making it a broader incumbent in the same IP licensing space as Vringo.

TypeEmerging player
Description

DSS is a smaller patent monetization and document security business that acquires IP for licensing purposes — comparable to Vringo in the licensing posture but smaller and more focused.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Conversant is a large-scale IP licensing and royalties business focused on wireless and semiconductor patents, a peer operating in the same broad field of technology IP licensing as Vringo.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Marathon/MPD historically acquired patent portfolios and asserted them through licensing campaigns, making it a direct peer in IP monetization strategy to Vringo.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Wi-LAN is a patent licensing company that acquires and licenses patented technologies across wireless and other technology areas, closely mirroring Vringo's assert-and-license model.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Uniloc is a long-running patent licensing and litigation entity that files and licenses technology patents, directly overlapping Vringo's assertion and licensing model.

10CAST Lighting / Dominion Harbor / Dominion Harbor Enterprises
TypeEmerging player
Description

Dominion Harbor is a patent monetization company that acquires and licenses technology IP portfolios; a comparable IP licensing peer to Vringo in scale and approach.

Market position
Strengths3 records

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Weaknesses4 records

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Competitive moat1 record

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Key risks4 records

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Key highlights3 records

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Vringo, Inc.

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Vringo, Inc. is a privately held, New York-based company founded in 2006 with approximately 24 employees. Specific products, customer segments, and revenue mechanics are not disclosed in currently available sources.

What Vringo, Inc. does

Vringo, Inc. is a privately held company headquartered in New York, NY, reporting approximately 24 employees and a founding year of 2006 according to available firmographic data. The firm's website at vringo.com was not accessible at the time of data aggregation, returning only a verification/loading page, and as a result no information was captured regarding the company's products, services, technology stack, customer base, pricing, go-to-market motion, or management team.

With no product, technology, or revenue-model information disclosed in the source material, the company's functional description — i.e., what it does, who it serves, and how it monetizes — cannot be stated with confidence from the inputs alone. The available firmographic signals (small headcount, single U.S. location, no disclosed pricing, no named customers, no observed partnerships or awards) suggest a small, privately held operating entity, but do not support any specific industry or product characterization. All first-party descriptive detail is therefore limited to corporate metadata, and deeper operational intelligence requires access to primary sources not present in the current data set.

Vringo, Inc. firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Vringo, Inc.
Legal name
Vringo, Inc.
Website
https://vringo.com
Company type
Private
Headcount range
11–50 employees
Short description
Vringo, Inc. is a privately held, New York-based company founded in 2006 with approximately 24 employees. Specific products, customer segments, and revenue mechanics are not disclosed in currently available sources.
Ownership category
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Vringo, Inc. business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services

Vringo, Inc. product offering

Product offering

Core offering

The source content for Vringo, Inc. (https://www.vringo.com/) returned only a loader/verification interstitial page and contained no description of the company's products or services. No core offering could be evidenced from the supplied input material.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Vringo, Inc. technology and API

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Technology focussed No

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Core technology

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Vringo, Inc. partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Expansion highlights1 record

Vringo, Inc. competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Acacia Research Group: Acacia is a publicly traded patent licensing and technology investment company that acquires and licenses patent rights, directly comparable to Vringo's core business model of monetizing intellectual property.
  • Marathon Patent Group (now MPD Holdings) / Allied Security Holdings: Marathon/MPD historically acquired patent portfolios and asserted them through licensing campaigns, making it a direct peer in IP monetization strategy to Vringo.
  • Wi-LAN (Quarterhill subsidiary): Wi-LAN is a patent licensing company that acquires and licenses patented technologies across wireless and other technology areas, closely mirroring Vringo's assert-and-license model.
  • Uniloc / Uniloc USA: Uniloc is a long-running patent licensing and litigation entity that files and licenses technology patents, directly overlapping Vringo's assertion and licensing model.

Broad incumbents

  • RPX Corporation: RPX operates a defensive patent aggregation and licensing platform that reduces patent litigation risk for technology companies, an adjacent IP licensing incumbent with overlapping market participation to Vringo.
  • Intellectual Ventures: Intellectual Ventures is one of the largest patent assertion / non-practicing entities, historically building and licensing large portfolios — a broad incumbent in the same licensing ecosystem as Vringo.
  • InterDigital, Inc. InterDigital invents, develops, and monetizes mobile and video technology IP through licensing programs to device makers and standards implementers, making it a broader incumbent in the same IP licensing space as Vringo.
  • Mosaid Technologies (Conversant Intellectual Property Management): Conversant is a large-scale IP licensing and royalties business focused on wireless and semiconductor patents, a peer operating in the same broad field of technology IP licensing as Vringo.

Emerging players

  • DOCUMENTS (Document Security Systems) / DSS, Inc. DSS is a smaller patent monetization and document security business that acquires IP for licensing purposes — comparable to Vringo in the licensing posture but smaller and more focused.
  • CAST Lighting / Dominion Harbor / Dominion Harbor Enterprises: Dominion Harbor is a patent monetization company that acquires and licenses technology IP portfolios; a comparable IP licensing peer to Vringo in scale and approach.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks4 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

Vringo, Inc. social profiles

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Vringo, Inc. leadership team

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Vringo, Inc. funding detail

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Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Vringo, Inc. M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Vringo, Inc.

What does Vringo, Inc. do?

The source content for Vringo, Inc. (https://www.vringo.com/) returned only a loader/verification interstitial page and contained no description of the company's products or services. No core offering could be evidenced from the supplied input material.

Is Vringo, Inc. a public or private company?

Vringo, Inc. is a private company. It is classified as unknown.

When was Vringo, Inc. founded?

Vringo, Inc. was founded in -1. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Who are Vringo, Inc.'s main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Acacia Research Group, Marathon Patent Group (now MPD Holdings) / Allied Security Holdings, Wi-LAN (Quarterhill subsidiary) and Uniloc / Uniloc USA. Broad incumbents are RPX Corporation, Intellectual Ventures, InterDigital, Inc. and Mosaid Technologies (Conversant Intellectual Property Management). Emerging players are DOCUMENTS (Document Security Systems) / DSS, Inc. and CAST Lighting / Dominion Harbor / Dominion Harbor Enterprises.

Does Vringo, Inc. have an API?

No public API is recorded for Vringo, Inc..

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Business InsiderIntellectual Property Company Vringo Is Getting Wiped Out After Losing Patent Case Against Google And AOLVringo's shares fell over 70% to $0.90 after a Federal Appeals Court reversed a jury verdict that AOL, Google, and others infringed its patents. The court held the patents invalid for obviousness, and Vringo said it is evaluating its options. The company's market cap dropped from about $290 million to $83 million.Business InsiderMARK CUBAN: Here's Why I'm Taking A Big Stake In A Patent TrollMark Cuban took a 7% stake in Vringo, a patent troll, to hedge against unlimited patent risk in his other investments. He says the patents Vringo merged into are stronger than most, and he supports Yahoo's patent suit against Facebook to push for patent reform.Business InsiderMark Cuban Took A Big Stake In Vringo, The Company In The Middle Of A Massive Patent Attack On GoogleMark Cuban took a 7.4% stake in Vringo, a mobile ringtone company, after it merged with Innovate/Protect. Vringo is suing Google and others over search-monetization patents, and Cuban aims to use the lawsuit to expose the patent system and drive change.Business InsiderJOKE OF THE WEEK: Money Pit Vringo Has $36,000 In Revenue And Massive Losses But It's Filing For An IPOVringo, a video ringtone company, filed for an IPO despite having only $36,000 in revenue and burning $4 million monthly. The company has raised $17.5 million and spent $18.04 million, with Warburg Pincus owning 31%. The underwriter is the Maxim Group, which previously underwrote the failed Accoona IPO.