Asserter profile

APPLE INC.

operating company2 patents now2 ever0 cases filed during tenure2 connections

Also seen as: Apple Inc.

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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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    Napple["APPLE INC."]
    Nrockstar_bidco["ROCKSTAR BIDCO, LP"]
    Ncorey_brandon_william_george_zhou_jianping["Corey, Brandon; William, George; Zhou,…"]
    Nnortel_networks["NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED"]
    N2256355_ontario["2256355 ONTARIO LIMITED"]
    Nrockstar_bidco -->|"2012 · Assignment · 6920125"| Napple
    Ncorey_brandon_william_george_zhou_jianping -->|"2011 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 8896713"| Napple
    Nnortel_networks -->|"2011 · Assignment · 7529305"| Nrockstar_bidco
    Nrockstar_bidco -->|"2012 · Assignment · 7529305"| N2256355_ontario
    Nnortel_networks -->|"2011 · Assignment · 6920125"| Nrockstar_bidco
    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 Napple focal
    class Nrockstar_bidco npe
    class Nnortel_networks operating

Patents currently held (2)

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.