Asserter profile

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT

operating company2 patents now4 ever0 cases filed during tenure4 connections

Also seen as: Bank of America, N.A., as Agent · Bank of America N.A., as Agent

PTAB exposure

2of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (2 total 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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    Nbank_of_america_n_a_as_agent["BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT"]
    Nviasat["VIASAT, INC."]
    Nsmart_modular_with_affiliate_borrowers_guarantors["SMART Modular Technologies, Inc. (with…"]
    Nsmart_modular["SMART Modular Technologies, Inc."]
    Neastman_kodak_far_east_development_fpc_and_others["Eastman Kodak Company; Far East Develop…"]
    Nunion_bank_n_a["UNION BANK, N.A."]
    Nwilmington_national_association_as_collateral_trustee["WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,…"]
    Nbank_of_america_n_a["Bank of America, N.A."]
    Nkohoot_mark_thesling_william_h_fuerst_russell_keszenheimer_j["KOHOOT, MARK, THESLING, WILLIAM H., FUE…"]
    Nmufg_union_bank_n_a_as_agent["MUFG UNION BANK, N.A., AS AGENT"]
    Nhossein_amidi_satyadev_kolli_kelvin_a_marino["Hossein Amidi; Satyadev Kolli; Kelvin A…"]
    Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_trustee["U.S. Bank National Association, as Trus…"]
    Nu_s_bank_national_association["U.S. Bank National Association"]
    Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association_as_successor_agent["WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,…"]
    Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a_as_administrative_agent["JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administr…"]
    Nbarclays_bank["Barclays Bank PLC"]
    Nbarclays_bank_as_administrative_agent["Barclays Bank PLC, as Administrative Ag…"]
    Nviasat -->|"2023 · Security Agreement · 8615700"| Nbank_of_america_n_a_as_agent
    Nviasat -->|"2023 · Security Agreement · 8966347"| Nbank_of_america_n_a_as_agent
    Nsmart_modular_with_affiliate_borrowers_guarantors -->|"2020 · Security Agreement · 8250295"| Nbank_of_america_n_a_as_agent
    Nbank_of_america_n_a_as_agent -->|"2022 · Release · 8250295"| Nsmart_modular
    Neastman_kodak_far_east_development_fpc_and_others -->|"2013 · Security Agreement · 7163283"| Nbank_of_america_n_a_as_agent
    Nviasat -->|"2012 · Security Agreement · 8615700"| Nunion_bank_n_a
    Nviasat -->|"2019 · Security Interest · 8615700"| Nwilmington_national_association_as_collateral_trustee
    Nviasat -->|"2022 · Security Agreement · 8615700"| Nbank_of_america_n_a
    Nkohoot_mark_thesling_william_h_fuerst_russell_keszenheimer_j -->|"2014 · Assignment · 8966347"| Nviasat
    Nviasat -->|"2016 · Patent Security Agreement · 8966347"| Nmufg_union_bank_n_a_as_agent
    Nviasat -->|"2019 · Security Interest · 8966347"| Nwilmington_national_association_as_collateral_trustee
    Nviasat -->|"2022 · Security Agreement · 8966347"| Nbank_of_america_n_a
    Nhossein_amidi_satyadev_kolli_kelvin_a_marino -->|"2004 · Assignment · 8250295"| Nsmart_modular
    Nsmart_modular -->|"2005 · Security Agreement · 8250295"| Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_trustee
    Nu_s_bank_national_association -->|"2011 · Release · 8250295"| Nsmart_modular
    Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association_as_successor_agent -->|"2011 · Release · 8250295"| Nsmart_modular
    Nsmart_modular -->|"2011 · Security Agreement · 8250295"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a_as_administrative_agent
    Nbarclays_bank -->|"2022 · Release · 8250295"| Nsmart_modular
    Neastman_kodak_far_east_development_fpc_and_others -->|"2013 · Security Agreement · 7163283"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a_as_administrative_agent
    Neastman_kodak_far_east_development_fpc_and_others -->|"2013 · Security Agreement · 7163283"| Nbarclays_bank_as_administrative_agent
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    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 Nbank_of_america_n_a_as_agent focal
    class Nviasat operating
    class Nsmart_modular_with_affiliate_borrowers_guarantors operating
    class Nsmart_modular operating
    class Neastman_kodak_far_east_development_fpc_and_others operating
    class Nwilmington_national_association_as_collateral_trustee operating
    class Nbank_of_america_n_a operating
    class Nmufg_union_bank_n_a_as_agent operating
    class Nu_s_bank_national_association operating
    class Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association_as_successor_agent operating
    class Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a_as_administrative_agent operating
    class Nbarclays_bank operating

Patents currently held (2)

Patents previously held (2)

Connected entities (4)

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.