Asserter profile

BRIDGE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

operating company0 patents now2 ever0 cases filed during tenure1 connections

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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    Nbridge_bank_national_association["BRIDGE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION"]
    Nphunware["Phunware, Inc."]
    Nwestern_alliance_bank["WESTERN ALLIANCE BANK"]
    Ngotv_networks["GOTV NETWORKS, INC."]
    Nwestern_alliance_bank_as_successor_in_interest_to_bridge_ban["WESTERN ALLIANCE BANK, AS SUCCESSOR IN…"]
    Ngotv_streaming["GOTV STREAMING, LLC"]
    Nwestern_alliance_bank_an_arizona_as_successor_in_interest_to["WESTERN ALLIANCE BANK, AN ARIZONA CORPO…"]
    Nphunware -->|"2013 · Security Agreement · 8478245"| Nbridge_bank_national_association
    Nbridge_bank_national_association -->|"2021 · Release By Secured Party · 8478245"| Nphunware
    Nphunware -->|"2015 · Security Interest · 8989715"| Nbridge_bank_national_association
    Nbridge_bank_national_association -->|"2021 · Release by Secured Party · 8989715"| Nphunware
    Nphunware -->|"2016 · Security Interest · 8478245"| Nwestern_alliance_bank
    Nwestern_alliance_bank -->|"2021 · Release By Secured Party · 8478245"| Nphunware
    Ngotv_networks -->|"2021 · Merger · 8478245"| Nphunware
    Nwestern_alliance_bank_as_successor_in_interest_to_bridge_ban -->|"2022 · Release By Secured Party · 8478245"| Nphunware
    Ngotv_networks -->|"2014 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 8989715"| Nphunware
    Nphunware -->|"2016 · Security Interest · 8989715"| Nwestern_alliance_bank
    Nwestern_alliance_bank -->|"2021 · Release by Secured Party · 8989715"| Nphunware
    Nphunware -->|"2022 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 8989715"| Ngotv_streaming
    Nwestern_alliance_bank_an_arizona_as_successor_in_interest_to -->|"2022 · Release by Secured Party · 8989715"| Nphunware
    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 Nbridge_bank_national_association focal
    class Nphunware operating
    class Nwestern_alliance_bank operating
    class Ngotv_networks operating
    class Nwestern_alliance_bank_as_successor_in_interest_to_bridge_ban operating
    class Ngotv_streaming npe
    class Nwestern_alliance_bank_an_arizona_as_successor_in_interest_to operating

Patents previously held (2)

Connected entities (1)

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.