Asserter profile
Alaxala Networks Corporation
operating company0 patents now1 ever0 cases filed during tenure2 connections
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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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Nalaxala_networks["Alaxala Networks Corporation"]
Nhiroki_yano_kazuo_sugai_shinichi_akahane_takao_nara["Hiroki Yano, Kazuo Sugai, Shinichi Akah…"]
Npalisade["PALISADE TECHNOLOGIES, LLP"]
Nathena_security["ATHENA SECURITY, LLP"]
Nsandisk["SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC"]
Nfortinet["FORTINET, INC."]
Nhiroki_yano_kazuo_sugai_shinichi_akahane_takao_nara -->|"2007 · Assignment · 7969880"| Nalaxala_networks
Nalaxala_networks -->|"2025 · Assignment · 7969880"| Npalisade
Npalisade ==>|"⚖️ 2025 · Assignment · 7969880"| Nathena_security
Nsandisk ==>|"⚖️ 2024 · Assignment · 9281314B1"| Npalisade
Nsandisk ==>|"⚖️ 2024 · Assignment · 8327051B2"| Npalisade
Nsandisk ==>|"⚖️ 2024 · Assignment · 8996838"| Npalisade
Nsandisk ==>|"⚖️ 2024 · Assignment · 9524974"| Npalisade
Nsandisk ==>|"⚖️ 2024 · Assignment · 8148962"| Npalisade
Nsandisk ==>|"⚖️ 2024 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 9281314"| Npalisade
Nsandisk ==>|"⚖️ 2024 · Assignment · 8327051"| Npalisade
Nfortinet -->|"2025 · Assignment · 8250357"| Npalisade
Npalisade ==>|"⚖️ 2025 · Assignment · 8250357"| Nathena_security
Nfortinet -->|"2025 · ASSIGNMENT · 7702742"| Npalisade
Npalisade ==>|"⚖️ 2025 · ASSIGNMENT · 7702742"| Nathena_security
Nfortinet -->|"2025 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 9503421"| Npalisade
Npalisade ==>|"⚖️ 2025 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 9503421"| Nathena_security
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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 Nalaxala_networks focal
class Npalisade npe
class Nathena_security npe
class Nsandisk operating
class Nfortinet operating
Patents previously held (1)
- US 79698802007-07-31 → 2025-09-17
Connected entities (2)
- Hiroki Yano, Kazuo Sugai, Shinichi Akahane, Takao NARAindividual1 patent
- PALISADE TECHNOLOGIES, LLPNPE1 patent
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.
- (no name)· Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge1 appearance