Asserter profile

ATMEL CORPORATION

operating company0 patents now1 ever0 cases filed during tenure5 connections

PTAB exposure

1of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (1 total proceeding).

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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    Natmel["ATMEL CORPORATION"]
    Nvemund_kval_bakken_sherif_hanna_vivek_pant_shahrooz_shahparn["Vemund Kval Bakken, Sherif Hanna, Vivek…"]
    Natmel_u_k["ATMEL TECHNOLOGIES U.K. LIMITED"]
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding["Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc."]
    Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a["JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A."]
    Nwacom["WACOM CO., LTD."]
    Njohn_stanley_dubery_martin_john_simmons["John Stanley Dubery, Martin John Simmons"]
    Ncypress_semiconductor_spansion["Cypress Semiconductor Corporation; Span…"]
    Ncypress_semiconductor["Cypress Semiconductor Corporation"]
    Nsonos["Sonos, Inc."]
    Natmel_microchip_technology_microsemi_et_al["ATMEL CORPORATION, MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY…"]
    Nmicrochip_technology_silicon_storage_technology_atmel_et_al["MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED, SILI…"]
    Nvemund_kval_bakken_sherif_hanna_vivek_pant_shahrooz_shahparn -->|"2015 · Assignment · 9280220"| Natmel
    Natmel_u_k -->|"2015 · Assignment · 9280220"| Natmel
    Natmel -->|"2015 · Security Agreement · 9280220"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding -->|"2016 · Release · 9280220"| Natmel
    Natmel -->|"2017 · Security Agreement · 9280220"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Natmel ==>|"⚖️ 2018 · Assignment · 9280220"| Nwacom
    Njohn_stanley_dubery_martin_john_simmons -->|"2015 · Assignment · 9280220"| Natmel_u_k
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding -->|"2019 · Release · 9929240"| Ncypress_semiconductor_spansion
    Ncypress_semiconductor -->|"2015 · Security Agreement · 6963505"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
    Nsonos -->|"2018 · Security Interest · 11080001"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Nsonos -->|"2021 · Security Agreement · 11080001"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a -->|"2021 · Release of Security Interest · 11080001"| Nsonos
    Nsonos -->|"2015 · Patent Security Agreement · 7571014"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Nsonos -->|"2021 · Security Agreement · 7571014"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a ==>|"⚖️ 2021 · Release · 7571014"| Nsonos
    Natmel_microchip_technology_microsemi_et_al -->|"2018 · Security Agreement · 9280220"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a -->|"2018 · Release · 9280220"| Nmicrochip_technology_silicon_storage_technology_atmel_et_al
    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 Natmel focal
    class Natmel_u_k operating
    class Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding operating
    class Nwacom operating
    class Ncypress_semiconductor_spansion operating
    class Ncypress_semiconductor operating
    class Nsonos operating
    class Natmel_microchip_technology_microsemi_et_al operating
    class Nmicrochip_technology_silicon_storage_technology_atmel_et_al operating

Patents previously held (1)

Connected entities (5)

Correspondent attorneys (2)

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)· Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner2 appearances
  • (no name)· Ropes & Gray1 appearance