Asserter profile

ATMEL CORPORATION, et al.

operating company0 patents now1 ever0 cases filed during tenure1 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_et_al["ATMEL CORPORATION, et al."]
    Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association["WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION"]
    Natmel_microchip_technology_et_al["ATMEL CORPORATION, MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY…"]
    Nsynaptics["SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED"]
    Ncerence_operating_massachusetts["Cerence Operating Company, Massachusetts"]
    Ncerence_operating["CERENCE OPERATING COMPANY"]
    Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association -->|"2018 · Release · 9280220"| Natmel_et_al
    Natmel_microchip_technology_et_al -->|"2018 · Security Agreement · 9280220"| Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association
    Nsynaptics -->|"2017 · Security Agreement · 9977519"| Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association
    Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association -->|"2019 · Release · 9977519"| Nsynaptics
    Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association -->|"2024 · Release · 12406663"| Ncerence_operating_massachusetts
    Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association ==>|"⚖️ 2025 · Release · 10783899"| Ncerence_operating
    Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association -->|"2024 · RELEASE · 10347248"| Ncerence_operating
    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_et_al focal
    class Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association operating
    class Natmel_microchip_technology_et_al operating
    class Nsynaptics operating
    class Ncerence_operating_massachusetts operating
    class Ncerence_operating operating

Patents previously held (1)

Connected entities (1)

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)· Simpson Thacher & Bartlett1 appearance