Asserter profile

BGC Partners, Inc.

operating company0 patents now5 ever0 cases filed during tenure2 connections

Also seen as: BGC Partners, L.P.

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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    Nbgc["BGC Partners, Inc."]
    Nespeed["eSpeed, Inc."]
    Nchart_trading_development["Chart Trading Development, LLC"]
    Nkirwin_glenn_d_claus_matthew_gilbert_andrew_c_noviello_josep["Kirwin, Glenn D.; Claus, Matthew; Gilbe…"]
    Nglenn_d_kirwin_matthew_claus_joseph_noviello_andrew_c_gilber["Glenn D. Kirwin; Matthew Claus; Joseph…"]
    Nkirwin_glenn_d_claus_matthew_noviello_joseph_gilbert_andrew_["Kirwin, Glenn D.; Claus, Matthew; Novie…"]
    Nheaton_timothy_h["Heaton, Timothy H."]
    Ntimothy_h_heaton["Timothy H. Heaton"]
    Nbgc_bgc_records_disagree_unresolved["BGC Partners, Inc.; BGC Partners, L.P.…"]
    Nespeed -->|"2010 · Change of Name · 7890416"| Nbgc
    Nespeed -->|"2010 · Change of Name · 8060435"| Nbgc
    Nbgc ==>|"⚖️ 2015 · Assignment · 8060435"| Nchart_trading_development
    Nespeed -->|"2008 · Change of Name · 8041626"| Nbgc
    Nbgc ==>|"⚖️ 2015 · Assignment · 8041626"| Nchart_trading_development
    Nespeed -->|"2015 · Merger · 7113190"| Nbgc
    Nbgc ==>|"⚖️ 2015 · Assignment · 7113190"| Nchart_trading_development
    Nespeed -->|"2010 · Change of Name · 8380611"| Nbgc
    Nbgc ==>|"⚖️ 2015 · Assignment · 8380611"| Nchart_trading_development
    Nkirwin_glenn_d_claus_matthew_gilbert_andrew_c_noviello_josep -->|"2010 · Assignment · 7890416"| Nespeed
    Nglenn_d_kirwin_matthew_claus_joseph_noviello_andrew_c_gilber -->|"2000 · Assignment · 8060435"| Nespeed
    Nglenn_d_kirwin_matthew_claus_joseph_noviello_andrew_c_gilber -->|"2010 · Assignment · 8060435"| Nespeed
    Nkirwin_glenn_d_claus_matthew_noviello_joseph_gilbert_andrew_ -->|"2010 · Assignment · 8041626"| Nespeed
    Nheaton_timothy_h -->|"2002 · Assignment · 7113190"| Nespeed
    Ntimothy_h_heaton -->|"2002 · Assignment · 8380611"| Nespeed
    Nbgc_bgc_records_disagree_unresolved ==>|"⚖️ 2015 · Assignment · 7890416"| Nchart_trading_development
    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 Nbgc focal
    class Nespeed operating
    class Nchart_trading_development npe
    class Nbgc_bgc_records_disagree_unresolved operating

Patents previously held (5)

Connected entities (2)

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.