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AFN, LLC

shell LLC0 patents now1 ever0 cases filed during tenure2 connections

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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    Nafn["AFN, LLC"]
    Ntexas_instruments["Texas Instruments Incorporated"]
    Nfiber["FIBER, LLC"]
    Nanderson_charles_h["Anderson, Charles H."]
    Nti_us_chauvel_gerard_ti_fr["TI-US; CHAUVEL, GERARD; TI-FR"]
    Nkrozier_david_s_plouffe_leo_a_laor_herzel["KROZIER, DAVID S.; PLOUFFE, LEO A.; LAO…"]
    Nwang_jianbao["Wang, Jianbao"]
    Nlumentum_operations["LUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC"]
    Ntexas_instruments -->|"2000 · Assignment · 6430332"| Nafn
    Nafn ==>|"⚖️ 2002 · Assignment · 6430332"| Nfiber
    Nanderson_charles_h -->|"1996 · Assignment · 5997150"| Ntexas_instruments
    Nti_us_chauvel_gerard_ti_fr -->|"2001 · Assignment · 6738864"| Ntexas_instruments
    Nkrozier_david_s_plouffe_leo_a_laor_herzel -->|"1999 · Assignment · 6430332"| Ntexas_instruments
    Nwang_jianbao -->|"2007 · Assignment · 7446515"| Ntexas_instruments
    Nfiber -->|"2020 · Assignment · 6430332"| Nlumentum_operations
    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 Nafn focal
    class Ntexas_instruments operating
    class Nfiber npe
    class Nti_us_chauvel_gerard_ti_fr operating
    class Nlumentum_operations operating

Patents previously held (1)

Connected entities (2)

Correspondent attorneys (1)

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.