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Avaya Technology LLC; Avaya, Inc.; Octel Communications LLC; VPNet Technologies, Inc.

operating company0 patents now1 ever0 cases filed during tenure4 connections

Also seen as: AVAYA TECHNOLOGY LLC, AVAYA, INC., OCTEL COMMUNICATIONS LLC, VPNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · Avaya Technology LLC; Avaya, Inc.; Octel Communications LLC; VPNET Technologies, Inc. · AVAYA TECHNOLOGY LLC, AVAYA, INC., OCTEL COMMUNICATIONS LLC, VPNET TECHNOLOGIES

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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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    Navaya_technology_avaya_octel_communications_vpnet["Avaya Technology LLC; Avaya, Inc.; Octe…"]
    Ncitibank_n_a_as_administrative_agent["Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent"]
    Nciticorp_usa_as_administrative_agent["Citicorp USA, Inc., as Administrative A…"]
    Ncitibank_n_a["Citibank, N.A."]
    Nciticorp_usa["Citicorp USA, Inc."]
    Navaya["AVAYA INC."]
    Navaya_avaya_integrated_cabinet_solutions_octel_communication["AVAYA INC.; AVAYA INTEGRATED CABINET SO…"]
    Navaya_avaya_integrated_cabinet_solutions_octel_communication["AVAYA INC., AVAYA INTEGRATED CABINET SO…"]
    Nvpnet_octel_communications_avaya_technology_avaya["VPNET TECHNOLOGIES, OCTEL COMMUNICATION…"]
    Navaya_avaya_technology_octel_communications_and_others["AVAYA, INC., AVAYA TECHNOLOGY LLC, OCTE…"]
    Ninventiv_health["inVentiv Health, Inc."]
    Nciphertrust_and_secure_computing["CipherTrust, Inc. and Secure Computing…"]
    Ncomtech_telecommunications_et_al["Comtech Telecommunications Corp., et al."]
    Ngenius_sports_ss["GENIUS SPORTS SS, LLC"]
    Noctel_communications_formerly_known_as_octel_communications_["Octel Communications LLC (formerly know…"]
    Navaya_avaya_management["Avaya LLC, Avaya Management L.P."]
    Ncengage_learning["CENGAGE LEARNING, INC."]
    Nelectrical_reliability_services_energy_labs_vertiv_vertiv_it["Electrical Reliability Services, Inc.,…"]
    Nfreescale_semiconductor["FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC."]
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding["Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc."]
    Navaya_integrated_cabinet_solutions_california_octel_communic["AVAYA INTEGRATED CABINET SOLUTIONS INC.…"]
    Noctel_communications_formerly_known_as_octel_communications["OCTEL COMMUNICATIONS LLC (FORMERLY KNOW…"]
    Nvpnet_avaya_integrated_cabinet_solutions_avaya_octel_communi["VPNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC., AVAYA INTEGRA…"]
    Navaya_integrated_cabinet_solutions_octel_communications_avay["AVAYA INTEGRATED CABINET SOLUTIONS INC.…"]
    Nthe_nielsen_us["The Nielsen Company (US), LLC"]
    Navaya_and_avaya_technology_avaya["Avaya Inc. (and Avaya Technology Corp.…"]
    Navaya_avaya_technology["Avaya Inc.; Avaya Technology Corp."]
    Nangels_acquisition_armer_communications_engineering_services["Angels Acquisition Corp.; Armer Communi…"]
    Nangels_acquisition_armer_communications_engineering_services["Angels Acquisition Corp.; Armer Communi…"]
    Nangels_acquisition_armer_communications_comtech_entities_mic["Angels Acquisition Corp.; Armer Communi…"]
    Nsierra_avaya["Sierra Holdings Corp., Avaya, Inc."]
    Nsierra_avaya_technology_avaya_vpnet_octel_communications["SIERRA HOLDINGS CORP., AVAYA TECHNOLOGY…"]
    Navaya_sierra_avaya_technology_octel_communications_vpnet["AVAYA, INC., SIERRA HOLDINGS CORP., AVA…"]
    Nsecure_computing["SECURE COMPUTING CORPORATION"]
    Nvpnet_avaya_technology_avaya_sierra_octel_communications["VPNet Technologies, Inc.; Avaya Technol…"]
    Noctel_communications_avaya_sierra_vpnet_avaya_technology["Octel Communications LLC; Avaya, Inc.;…"]
    Navaya_technology_sierra_avaya_octel_communications_vpnet["Avaya Technology, LLC; Sierra Holdings…"]
    Navaya_avaya_technology_octel_communications_vpnet_sierra["Avaya Inc.; Avaya Technology LLC; Octel…"]
    Navaya_technology_avaya_octel_communications_vpnet -->|"2007 · Security Agreement · 7941677"| Ncitibank_n_a_as_administrative_agent
    Navaya_technology_avaya_octel_communications_vpnet -->|"2007 · Security Agreement · 7941677"| Nciticorp_usa_as_administrative_agent
    Ncitibank_n_a_as_administrative_agent -->|"2022 · Bankruptcy Court Order Releasing Security Interest · 7941677"| Navaya_technology_avaya_octel_communications_vpnet
    Navaya_technology_avaya_octel_communications_vpnet -->|"2007 · Security Agreement · 6226751"| Ncitibank_n_a_as_administrative_agent
    Navaya_technology_avaya_octel_communications_vpnet -->|"2007 · Security Agreement · 6226751"| Nciticorp_usa_as_administrative_agent
    Navaya_technology_avaya_octel_communications_vpnet -->|"2007 · Security Agreement · 7062570"| Ncitibank_n_a
    Navaya_technology_avaya_octel_communications_vpnet -->|"2007 · Security Agreement · 7062570"| Nciticorp_usa
    Navaya_technology_avaya_octel_communications_vpnet -->|"2007 · Security Agreement · 7177945"| Ncitibank_n_a_as_administrative_agent
    Navaya_technology_avaya_octel_communications_vpnet -->|"2007 · Security Agreement · 7177945"| Nciticorp_usa_as_administrative_agent
    Navaya -->|"2010 · Security Agreement · 7193986"| Ncitibank_n_a_as_administrative_agent
    Navaya_avaya_integrated_cabinet_solutions_octel_communication -->|"2017 · Security Interest · 7193986"| Ncitibank_n_a_as_administrative_agent
    Navaya -->|"2017 · SECURITY INTEREST · 9215236"| Ncitibank_n_a_as_administrative_agent
    Navaya_avaya_integrated_cabinet_solutions_octel_communication -->|"2017 · Security Interest · 7941677"| Ncitibank_n_a_as_administrative_agent
    Ncitibank_n_a_as_administrative_agent -->|"2017 · Bankruptcy Court Order Releasing the Security Interest · 8046619"| Nvpnet_octel_communications_avaya_technology_avaya
    Navaya_avaya_integrated_cabinet_solutions_octel_communication -->|"2017 · Security Agreement · 6226751"| Ncitibank_n_a_as_administrative_agent
    Navaya_avaya_technology_octel_communications_and_others -->|"2007 · Security Agreement · 7206837"| Ncitibank_n_a_as_administrative_agent
    Ninventiv_health -->|"2014 · Security Interest · 6240394"| Ncitibank_n_a_as_administrative_agent
    Navaya -->|"2010 · Security Agreement · 7193986"| Nciticorp_usa_as_administrative_agent
    Nciphertrust_and_secure_computing -->|"2006 · Security Agreement · 5502766"| Nciticorp_usa_as_administrative_agent
    Navaya_avaya_technology_octel_communications_and_others -->|"2007 · Security Agreement · 7206837"| Nciticorp_usa_as_administrative_agent
    Ncomtech_telecommunications_et_al -->|"2018 · Security Agreement · 6415207"| Ncitibank_n_a
    Ngenius_sports_ss -->|"2022 · Security Interest · 10769446"| Ncitibank_n_a
    Ncitibank_n_a -->|"2017 · Bankruptcy Court Order Releasing All Liens · 7193986"| Navaya
    Ncitibank_n_a -->|"2017 · Bankruptcy Court Order Releasing All Liens · 7193986"| Noctel_communications_formerly_known_as_octel_communications_
    Ncitibank_n_a -->|"2024 · Intellectual Property Release and Reassignment · 7193986"| Navaya_avaya_management
    Ncengage_learning -->|"2018 · Security Agreement · US20170193836A1"| Ncitibank_n_a
    Nelectrical_reliability_services_energy_labs_vertiv_vertiv_it -->|"2020 · Security Agreement · 7522036"| Ncitibank_n_a
    Nfreescale_semiconductor -->|"2008 · Security Agreement · 8265573"| Ncitibank_n_a
    Nfreescale_semiconductor -->|"2010 · Security Agreement · 8265573"| Ncitibank_n_a
    Ncitibank_n_a -->|"2015 · Assignment and Assumption of Security Interest in Patents · 8265573"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
    Nfreescale_semiconductor -->|"2010 · Security Agreement · 8270343"| Ncitibank_n_a
    Ncitibank_n_a -->|"2015 · Assignment and Assumption of Security Interest in Patents · 8270343"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
    Ncitibank_n_a -->|"2017 · Assignment (Release of Security Interest) · 9537900"| Navaya_integrated_cabinet_solutions_california_octel_communic
    Ncitibank_n_a -->|"2017 · RELEASE · 9215236"| Noctel_communications_formerly_known_as_octel_communications
    Ncitibank_n_a -->|"2023 · RELEASE · 9215236"| Navaya
    Ncitibank_n_a -->|"2017 · Bankruptcy Court Order Releasing All Liens · 7941677"| Nvpnet_avaya_integrated_cabinet_solutions_avaya_octel_communi
    Ncitibank_n_a -->|"2017 · Bankruptcy Court Order Releasing All Liens · 8046619"| Navaya_integrated_cabinet_solutions_octel_communications_avay
    Ncitibank_n_a -->|"2022 · Release · 6286005"| Nthe_nielsen_us
    Ncitibank_n_a -->|"2009 · Release · 7062570"| Navaya_and_avaya_technology_avaya
    Ncitibank_n_a -->|"2009 · Release · 7177945"| Navaya_avaya_technology
    Nangels_acquisition_armer_communications_engineering_services -->|"2018 · Security Interest · 9354069"| Ncitibank_n_a
    Ncitibank_n_a -->|"2012 · Release · 7206837"| Navaya
    Nangels_acquisition_armer_communications_engineering_services -->|"2018 · Security Interest · 7565155"| Ncitibank_n_a
    Nangels_acquisition_armer_communications_comtech_entities_mic -->|"2018 · Security Interest · 7881730"| Ncitibank_n_a
    Ncitibank_n_a -->|"2016 · Assignment · 6505032"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
    Ncitibank_n_a -->|"2016 · Assignment · 6505032"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
    Ncitibank_n_a -->|"2017 · Correction · 6505032"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
    Ncitibank_n_a -->|"2019 · Correction · 6505032"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
    Ninventiv_health -->|"2014 · Security Interest · 6240394"| Ncitibank_n_a
    Nciticorp_usa -->|"2018 · Release of Security Interest · 7193986"| Nsierra_avaya
    Nciticorp_usa -->|"2018 · Release by Secured Party · 7941677"| Nsierra_avaya_technology_avaya_vpnet_octel_communications
    Nciticorp_usa -->|"2017 · Release by Secured Party · 8046619"| Navaya_sierra_avaya_technology_octel_communications_vpnet
    Nciticorp_usa -->|"2008 · Release · 5502766"| Nsecure_computing
    Nciticorp_usa -->|"2022 · Correction · 5502766"| Nsecure_computing
    Nciticorp_usa -->|"2018 · Release · 6226751"| Nvpnet_avaya_technology_avaya_sierra_octel_communications
    Nciticorp_usa -->|"2009 · Release · 7062570"| Navaya_and_avaya_technology_avaya
    Nciticorp_usa -->|"2018 · Release · 7062570"| Noctel_communications_avaya_sierra_vpnet_avaya_technology
    Nciticorp_usa -->|"2009 · Release · 7177945"| Navaya_avaya_technology
    Nciticorp_usa -->|"2018 · Release · 7177945"| Navaya_technology_sierra_avaya_octel_communications_vpnet
    Nciticorp_usa -->|"2012 · Release · 7206837"| Navaya
    Nciticorp_usa -->|"2017 · Release · 7206837"| Navaya_avaya_technology_octel_communications_vpnet_sierra
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    class Navaya_avaya_integrated_cabinet_solutions_octel_communication operating
    class Navaya_avaya_integrated_cabinet_solutions_octel_communication operating
    class Nvpnet_octel_communications_avaya_technology_avaya operating
    class Navaya_avaya_technology_octel_communications_and_others operating
    class Ninventiv_health operating
    class Nciphertrust_and_secure_computing operating
    class Ngenius_sports_ss operating
    class Noctel_communications_formerly_known_as_octel_communications_ operating
    class Navaya_avaya_management operating
    class Ncengage_learning operating
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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.