Asserter profile

APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.

operating company0 patents now3 ever2 cases filed during tenure5 connections

PTAB exposure

2of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (2 total proceedings). 2 currently have active 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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    Napplied_optoelectronics["APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC."]
    Ni_lung_ho_zhengyu_miao_qin_li["I-LUNG HO, ZHENGYU MIAO, QIN LI"]
    Ncit_northbridge_credit["CIT NORTHBRIDGE CREDIT LLC"]
    Nbokf_na_d_b_a_bok_financial["BOKF, NA D/B/A BOK FINANCIAL"]
    Nglobal_technology["GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY INC."]
    Nbokf_na_d_b_a_bok_financial_colorado["BOKF, NA D/B/A BOK FINANCIAL, COLORADO"]
    Njian_hong_luo_dong_biao_jiang_peng_nie["Jian-Hong Luo, Dong-Biao Jiang, Peng Nie"]
    Ni_lung_ho_zhengyu_miao_qin_li -->|"2016 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 10042116"| Napplied_optoelectronics
    Napplied_optoelectronics -->|"2022 · SECURITY AGREEMENT · 10042116"| Ncit_northbridge_credit
    Ncit_northbridge_credit -->|"2023 · TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST · 10042116"| Napplied_optoelectronics
    Napplied_optoelectronics -->|"2025 · SECURITY AGREEMENT · 10042116"| Nbokf_na_d_b_a_bok_financial
    Nglobal_technology ==>|"⚖️ 2023 · Assignment · 10379301"| Napplied_optoelectronics
    Napplied_optoelectronics -->|"2025 · Security Interest · 10379301"| Nbokf_na_d_b_a_bok_financial
    Nglobal_technology -->|"2023 · Assignment · 10379301B2"| Napplied_optoelectronics
    Napplied_optoelectronics -->|"2025 · Security Interest · 10379301B2"| Nbokf_na_d_b_a_bok_financial_colorado
    Njian_hong_luo_dong_biao_jiang_peng_nie -->|"2016 · Assignment · 10379301"| Nglobal_technology
    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 Napplied_optoelectronics focal
    class Nbokf_na_d_b_a_bok_financial_colorado operating

Patents previously held (3)

Connected entities (5)

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.