Asserter profile
ACORN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
operating company1 patents now2 ever0 cases filed during tenure3 connections
PTAB exposure
2of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (2 total proceedings).
Two-hop network
Edges marked ⚖️ overlap with at least one infringement suit filed during the receiving entity’s tenure with the patent. Bold-bordered = this entity. Red = NPE; orange = shell LLC; green = defensive aggregator; blue = operating company.
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Nacorn["ACORN TECHNOLOGIES, INC."]
Nacorn_semi["ACORN SEMI, LLC"]
Nthe_peter_norton_living["THE PETER NORTON LIVING TRUST"]
Ngrupp_daniel_e_connelly_daniel_j["GRUPP, DANIEL E., CONNELLY, DANIEL J."]
Nthe_peter_norton_living_dated_april_28_1989["THE PETER NORTON LIVING TRUST DATED APR…"]
Noak_ip["OAK IP, LLC"]
Nacorn -->|"2019 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 9905691"| Nacorn_semi
Nthe_peter_norton_living -->|"2024 · Release by Secured Party · 9905691"| Nacorn
Ngrupp_daniel_e_connelly_daniel_j -->|"2020 · Assignment · 10937880"| Nacorn
Nacorn -->|"2020 · Assignment · 10937880"| Nacorn_semi
Nthe_peter_norton_living -->|"2024 · Release By Secured Party · 10937880"| Nacorn
Nacorn_semi -->|"2019 · Security Interest · 9905691"| Nthe_peter_norton_living_dated_april_28_1989
Nthe_peter_norton_living -->|"2024 · Release by Secured Party · 9905691"| Nacorn_semi
Nacorn_semi -->|"2024 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 9905691"| Noak_ip
Nacorn_semi -->|"2024 · Assignment · 10937880"| Noak_ip
Nthe_peter_norton_living -->|"2024 · Release By Secured Party · 10937880"| Nacorn_semi
classDef focal fill:#fef3c7,stroke:#92400e,stroke-width:3px,color:#1c1917
classDef npe fill:#fee2e2,stroke:#be123c,stroke-width:2px,color:#1c1917
classDef shell fill:#fed7aa,stroke:#9a3412,stroke-width:2px,color:#1c1917
classDef defensive fill:#dcfce7,stroke:#15803d,stroke-width:2px,color:#1c1917
classDef operating fill:#e0f2fe,stroke:#075985,stroke-width:1px,color:#1c1917
class Nacorn focal
class Nacorn_semi operating
class Noak_ip npe
Patents currently held (1)
Patents previously held (1)
Connected entities (3)
- ACORN SEMI, LLCoperating company2 patents
- THE PETER NORTON LIVING TRUSTunclassified2 patents
- GRUPP, DANIEL E., CONNELLY, DANIEL J.individual1 patent
Correspondent attorneys (3)
Attorneys / firms recorded with USPTO when this entity received a patent. Recurrence is the signal — many firms do both NPE and operating-company patent work, so a single appearance doesn’t mean much.
- John C. Cain· THE LAW OFFICE OF JOHN C. CAIN1 appearance
- (no name)· BLAKELY, SOKOLOFF, TAYLOR & ZAFMAN1 appearance
- Daniel J. Connelly1 appearance