Asserter profile

Ameritech Corporation

operating company0 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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    Nameritech["Ameritech Corporation"]
    Nedward_j_franczek_john_thomas_bretscher_raymond_walden_benne["Edward J. Franczek, John Thomas Bretsch…"]
    Nameritech_properties["Ameritech Properties, Inc."]
    Nsbc_properties["SBC Holdings Properties, L.P."]
    Nedward_j_franczek_john_thomas_bretscher_raymond_walden_benne -->|"1998 · Assignment · 5987610"| Nameritech
    Nameritech -->|"2003 · Assignment · 5987610"| Nameritech_properties
    Nameritech_properties -->|"2003 · Assignment · 5987610"| Nsbc_properties
    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 Nameritech focal

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.

  • (no name)· McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff1 appearance