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ZeniMax Media Inc.

Plaintiff in major intellectual property lawsuit against Oculus VR
Tracked because Plaintiff in major intellectual property lawsuit against Oculus VR · 12 documented connections
Facts on record6
Connections mapped12
Sources cited19
✦ Thin coverage gap +16 connected to 12 entities · only 6 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
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No documented contradictions on file.
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Connection Map
Key Connections
→ Securities and Exchange Commission government agency
regulatory_filing
ZeniMax Media Inc. filed a document with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 2009-07-07.
→ Facebook Technologies LLC company
legal
ZeniMax Media Inc. sued Facebook Technologies LLC (Oculus VR) for misappropriation of trade secrets and copyright infringement related to virtual reality technology.
→ Brendan Iribe person
legal
Brendan Iribe was a co-founder of Oculus VR, involved in the ZeniMax Media Inc. lawsuit over VR technology.
→ Judge James V. Selna person
judicial officer
Judge James V. Selna presided over the ZeniMax Media Inc. v. Oculus VR/Facebook Technologies LLC case in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
→ Judge William Alsup person
judicial officer
Judge William Alsup presided over related litigation involving ZeniMax Media Inc. and its intellectual property claims against Oculus VR.
→ id Software LLC company
subsidiary
id Software is wholly owned subsidiary of ZeniMax Media
← John Carmack person
employment
Carmack was Technical Director at id Software under ZeniMax before joining Oculus
← Palmer Luckey person
legal_defendant
Sued by ZeniMax for alleged technology theft and NDA violation
Facts (6)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 160d ago · Avg age: 2723d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (1)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated ZeniMax Media Inc. filed filing with the SEC on 2009-07-07. Accession number: N/A.
All Connections (12)
→ id Software LLC company
subsidiary confirmed
id Software is wholly owned subsidiary of ZeniMax Media
→ Oculus VR company
collaboration inferential since 2012
John Carmack served as CTO of Oculus VR, creating a talent and technical connection from ZeniMax Media through Carmack to Oculus VR. ZeniMax later sued Oculus (Facebook) for intellectual property theft related to VR technology developed by Carmack while at id Software/ZeniMax.
legal primary since 2014
ZeniMax Media Inc. sued Facebook Technologies LLC (Oculus VR) for misappropriation of trade secrets and copyright infringement related to virtual reality technology.
→ Brendan Iribe person
legal primary since 2014
Brendan Iribe was a co-founder of Oculus VR, involved in the ZeniMax Media Inc. lawsuit over VR technology.
judicial officer primary since 2014
Judge James V. Selna presided over the ZeniMax Media Inc. v. Oculus VR/Facebook Technologies LLC case in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
→ Judge William Alsup person
judicial officer primary since 2015
Judge William Alsup presided over related litigation involving ZeniMax Media Inc. and its intellectual property claims against Oculus VR.
→ Salient Motion Inc. company
legal inferential since 2015
Salient Motion Inc. was involved in the legal proceedings related to ZeniMax Media Inc. and VR technology patents.
→ Securities and Exchange Commission government agency
regulatory_filing primary since 2009
ZeniMax Media Inc. filed a document with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 2009-07-07.
← John Carmack person
employment confirmed
Carmack was Technical Director at id Software under ZeniMax before joining Oculus
← Palmer Luckey person
legal_defendant confirmed
Sued by ZeniMax for alleged technology theft and NDA violation
legal secondary since 2014
Total Recall Technologies LLC was associated with legal claims that were part of the broader ZeniMax Media Inc. v. Oculus VR litigation, where ZeniMax (the parent of id Software) alleged trade secret theft by Oculus founders.
← PayPal Mafia organization
board member (member) inferential since 2009
Peter Thiel served on the board of ZeniMax Media (parent of Bethesda) prior to its sale to Microsoft.
Sources (19)
2009-07-07 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — ZeniMax Media Inc. (2009-07-07) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2010-02-26 ↗ SEC EDGAR: D — ZENIMAX MEDIA INC (2010-02-26) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2013-11-21 ↗ SEC EDGAR: D — ZENIMAX MEDIA INC (2013-11-21) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2009-07-07 ↗ SEC EDGAR: D — ZENIMAX MEDIA INC (2009-07-07) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2015-06-12 ↗ SEC EDGAR: D — ZENIMAX MEDIA INC (2015-06-12) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2010-02-26 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — ZeniMax Media Inc. (2010-02-26) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2013-11-21 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — ZeniMax Media Inc. (2013-11-21) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2017-05-26 ↗ SEC EDGAR: D — ZENIMAX MEDIA INC (2017-05-26) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2017-05-26 ↗ SEC EDGAR: D/A — ZENIMAX MEDIA INC (2017-05-26) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2017-05-26 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — ZeniMax Media Inc. (2017-05-26) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2015-06-12 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — ZeniMax Media Inc. (2015-06-12) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-05-10 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: ZeniMax Media Inc. not found in opencorporates claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: ZeniMax Media Inc. — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: ZeniMax Media Inc. — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: ZeniMax Media Inc. — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: ZeniMax Media Inc. — Corporate registrations (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: ZeniMax Media Inc. — USASpending contracts (no results) contract Processed 📜 Receipt
2009-07-07 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — ZeniMax Media (2009-07-07) web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2009-07-07 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — ZeniMax Media Inc. (2009-07-07) web_search Processed 📜 Receipt