Asserter profile
BARINGS FINANCE LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
operating company1 patents now7 ever0 cases filed during tenure3 connections
PTAB exposure
6of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (6 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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Nbarings_finance_as_collateral_agent["BARINGS FINANCE LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT"]
Nrpx["RPX CORPORATION"]
Nrpx_clearinghouse_rpx["RPX CLEARINGHOUSE LLC, RPX CORPORATION"]
Nrpx_clearinghouse["RPX CLEARINGHOUSE LLC"]
Nprovenance_asset["PROVENANCE ASSET GROUP LLC"]
Nbarings_finance["BARINGS FINANCE LLC"]
Nnehemiah_security["NEHEMIAH SECURITY, INC."]
Nnetskope["Netskope, Inc."]
Nnovell_intellectual_property["NOVELL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS,…"]
Njefferies_finance["JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC"]
Nrocksteady["ROCKSTEADY TECHNOLOGIES, LLC"]
Nbarings_finance_as_collateral_agent_north_carolina["BARINGS FINANCE LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGEN…"]
Nnetskope_california["NETSKOPE, INC., CALIFORNIA"]
Nlv["LV PARTNERS, L.P."]
Nrpx_lv_acquisition["RPX-LV ACQUISITION LLC"]
Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a["JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A."]
Nrpx -->|"2023 · Patent Security Agreement · 9462410"| Nbarings_finance_as_collateral_agent
Nrpx_clearinghouse_rpx -->|"2024 · Patent Security Agreement · 9462410"| Nbarings_finance_as_collateral_agent
Nrpx_clearinghouse -->|"2020 · PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT · 7593936"| Nbarings_finance_as_collateral_agent
Nrpx -->|"2020 · PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT · 7593936"| Nbarings_finance_as_collateral_agent
Nrpx_clearinghouse_rpx -->|"2020 · Patent Security Agreement · 8327426"| Nbarings_finance_as_collateral_agent
Nrpx_clearinghouse_rpx -->|"2020 · Patent Security Agreement · 8327426"| Nbarings_finance_as_collateral_agent
Nrpx_clearinghouse_rpx -->|"2020 · Security Agreement · 8117639"| Nbarings_finance_as_collateral_agent
Nrpx_clearinghouse_rpx -->|"2020 · SECURITY AGREEMENT · 8397282"| Nbarings_finance_as_collateral_agent
Nrpx_clearinghouse_rpx -->|"2020 · PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT · 8356336"| Nbarings_finance_as_collateral_agent
Nrpx_clearinghouse_rpx -->|"2020 · Patent Security Agreement · 8543710"| Nbarings_finance_as_collateral_agent
Nprovenance_asset -->|"2021 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 9462410"| Nrpx
Nbarings_finance -->|"2024 · Release of Lien on Patents · 9462410"| Nrpx
Nnehemiah_security -->|"2021 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 7593936"| Nrpx
Nbarings_finance -->|"2024 · RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN SPECIFIED PATENTS · 7593936"| Nrpx
Nrpx ==>|"⚖️ 2024 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 7593936"| Nnetskope
Nnovell_intellectual_property -->|"2016 · Assignment · 8327426"| Nrpx
Nrpx -->|"2018 · Security Interest · 8327426"| Njefferies_finance
Njefferies_finance -->|"2020 · Release of Security Interest · 8327426"| Nrpx
Nbarings_finance -->|"2024 · Release of Security Interest in Specified Patents · 8327426"| Nrpx
Nrpx -->|"2024 · Assignment · 8327426"| Nnetskope
Nrocksteady -->|"2012 · Assignment · 8117639"| Nrpx
Nrpx -->|"2018 · Security Agreement · 8117639"| Njefferies_finance
Njefferies_finance -->|"2020 · Release of Security Interest · 8117639"| Nrpx
Nbarings_finance -->|"2024 · Release of Security Interest · 8117639"| Nrpx
Nrpx ==>|"⚖️ 2024 · Assignment · 8117639"| Nnetskope
Nrpx -->|"2022 · PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT · 8635697"| Nbarings_finance_as_collateral_agent_north_carolina
Nrpx -->|"2024 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 8635697"| Nnetskope_california
Nrocksteady -->|"2012 · ASSIGNMENT · 8397282"| Nrpx
Nrpx -->|"2018 · SECURITY AGREEMENT · 8397282"| Njefferies_finance
Njefferies_finance -->|"2020 · RELEASE · 8397282"| Nrpx
Nbarings_finance -->|"2024 · RELEASE · 8397282"| Nrpx
Nrpx -->|"2024 · ASSIGNMENT · 8397282"| Nnetskope
Nrocksteady -->|"2012 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 8356336"| Nrpx
Nrpx -->|"2018 · SECURITY INTEREST · 8356336"| Njefferies_finance
Njefferies_finance -->|"2020 · RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST · 8356336"| Nrpx
Nbarings_finance -->|"2024 · RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN SPECIFIED PATENTS · 8356336"| Nrpx
Nrpx ==>|"⚖️ 2024 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 8356336"| Nnetskope
Nrocksteady -->|"2012 · Assignment · 8543710"| Nrpx
Nrpx -->|"2018 · Security Interest · 8543710"| Njefferies_finance
Njefferies_finance -->|"2020 · Release · 8543710"| Nrpx
Nbarings_finance -->|"2024 · Release of Security Interest in Specified Patents · 8543710"| Nrpx
Nrpx -->|"2024 · Assignment · 8543710"| Nnetskope
Nlv -->|"2008 · ASSIGNMENT · 6098106"| Nrpx
Nrpx -->|"2008 · ASSIGNMENT · 6098106"| Nrpx_lv_acquisition
Nlv -->|"2008 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 6098106"| Nrpx
Nrpx -->|"2008 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 6098106"| Nrpx_lv_acquisition
Nrpx_lv_acquisition -->|"2011 · ASSIGNMENT · 6098106"| Nrpx
Nrpx_lv_acquisition -->|"2011 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 6098106"| Nrpx
Nrpx -->|"2018 · SECURITY INTEREST · 6098106"| Njefferies_finance
Nrpx -->|"2018 · SECURITY INTEREST · 6098106"| Njefferies_finance
Njefferies_finance -->|"2018 · RELEASE BY SECURED PARTY · 6098106"| Nrpx
Njefferies_finance -->|"2018 · RELEASE BY SECURED PARTY · 6098106"| Nrpx
Njefferies_finance -->|"2020 · RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST · 6098106"| Nrpx
Njefferies_finance -->|"2020 · RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST · 6098106"| Nrpx
Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a -->|"2017 · Release · 8327426"| Nrpx_clearinghouse_rpx
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 Nbarings_finance_as_collateral_agent focal
class Nrpx defensive
class Nrpx_clearinghouse_rpx defensive
class Nrpx_clearinghouse defensive
class Nprovenance_asset npe
class Nbarings_finance operating
class Nnehemiah_security operating
class Nnetskope operating
class Nnovell_intellectual_property operating
class Njefferies_finance operating
class Nrocksteady shell
class Nbarings_finance_as_collateral_agent_north_carolina operating
class Nnetskope_california operating
class Nlv shell
class Nrpx_lv_acquisition shell
class Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a operating
Patents currently held (1)
- US 94624102024-08-06 → present
Patents previously held (6)
Connected entities (3)
- RPX CLEARINGHOUSE LLC, RPX CORPORATIONdefensive aggregator6 patents
- RPX CORPORATIONdefensive aggregator2 patents
- RPX CLEARINGHOUSE LLCdefensive aggregator1 patent
Correspondent attorneys (5)
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)· AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD3 appearances
- Andrew R. J. Winter· K&L GATES2 appearances
- RUTH A. CARTER· BARINGS2 appearances
- (no name)· KING & SPALDING2 appearances
- CHARLES A BURNS· KING & SPALDING1 appearance