Asserter profile

BR IP Ventures, LP

shell LLC2 patents now2 ever0 cases filed during tenure2 connections

Also seen as: BR IP VENTURES, LP

PTAB exposure

2of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (2 total proceedings). 1 had claims invalidated.

Final written decisions are public record. The invalidation grounds usually carry over as § 102 / § 103 ammunition in district court — see IPR estoppel.

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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    Nbr_ip["BR IP Ventures, LP"]
    Nphenix_longhorn["Phenix Longhorn, LLC"]
    Nicharts["ICHARTS, INC."]
    Nphenix["Phenix, LLC"]
    Nduncker_seymour_montgomery_tyron["DUNCKER, SEYMOUR; MONTGOMERY, TYRON"]
    Ncomerica_bank_a_texas_banking_association["COMERICA BANK, A TEXAS BANKING ASSOCIAT…"]
    Ncomerica_bank["Comerica Bank"]
    Nichasoco["ICHASOCO LLC"]
    Nphenix_longhorn -->|"2023 · Security Interest · 7557788"| Nbr_ip
    Nicharts -->|"2023 · Security Interest · 8271892"| Nbr_ip
    Nphenix -->|"2016 · Assignment · 7557788"| Nphenix_longhorn
    Nduncker_seymour_montgomery_tyron -->|"2008 · Assignment · 8271892"| Nicharts
    Nicharts -->|"2013 · Security Agreement · 8271892"| Ncomerica_bank_a_texas_banking_association
    Ncomerica_bank -->|"2014 · Release · 8271892"| Nicharts
    Nduncker_seymour_montgomery_tyron -->|"2015 · Assignment · 8271892"| Nicharts
    Nicharts -->|"2021 · Assignment · 8271892"| Nichasoco
    Nichasoco -->|"2021 · Assignment · 8271892"| Nicharts
    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 Nbr_ip focal
    class Nphenix_longhorn npe
    class Nicharts shell
    class Ncomerica_bank_a_texas_banking_association operating
    class Ncomerica_bank operating
    class Nichasoco shell

Patents currently held (2)

Connected entities (2)

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.