Asserter profile
BEND RESEARCH, INC.
operating company0 patents now2 ever0 cases filed during tenure3 connections
Also seen as: BEND RESEARCH · BEND RESEARCH INC.
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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Nbend_research["BEND RESEARCH, INC."]
Nkonagurthu_sanjay_wald_randy_j_lorenz_douglas_alan_everett_j["KONAGURTHU, SANJAY, WALD, RANDY J., LOR…"]
Nmedivation["MEDIVATION LLC"]
Nlorenz_douglas_alan_wald_randy_j_everett_jason_a_konagurthu_["LORENZ, DOUGLAS ALAN; WALD, RANDY J; EV…"]
Nmedivation_prostate_therapeutics["MEDIVATION PROSTATE THERAPEUTICS LLC"]
Nkonagurthu_sanjay_wald_randy_j_lorenz_douglas_alan_everett_j -->|"2025 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST · 12502357"| Nbend_research
Nbend_research -->|"2025 · CONFIRMATORY ASSIGNMENT · 12502357"| Nmedivation
Nlorenz_douglas_alan_wald_randy_j_everett_jason_a_konagurthu_ -->|"2025 · CONFIRMATORY ASSIGNMENT · 12502357"| Nbend_research
Nlorenz_douglas_alan_wald_randy_j_everett_jason_a_konagurthu_ -->|"2023 · Confirmatory Assignment · 11839689"| Nbend_research
Nkonagurthu_sanjay_wald_randy_j_lorenz_douglas_alan_everett_j -->|"2023 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 11839689"| Nbend_research
Nbend_research -->|"2023 · Confirmatory Assignment · 11839689"| Nmedivation
Nmedivation -->|"2025 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST · 12502357"| Nmedivation_prostate_therapeutics
Nmedivation -->|"2023 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 11839689"| Nmedivation_prostate_therapeutics
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 Nbend_research focal
class Nmedivation operating
class Nmedivation_prostate_therapeutics operating
Patents previously held (2)
- US 118396892023-10-30 → 2023-10-30
- US 125023572025-07-16 → 2025-07-16
Connected entities (3)
- KONAGURTHU, SANJAY, WALD, RANDY J., LORENZ, DOUGLAS ALAN, EVERETT, JASON A.individual2 patents
- MEDIVATION LLCoperating company2 patents
- LORENZ, DOUGLAS ALAN; WALD, RANDY J; EVERETT, Jason A; KONAGURTHU, SANJAYindividual2 patents
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.
- DARYL KOLLEGE· LONZA3 appearances
- BRENT W. LABARRE· LONZA AMERICA2 appearances