Asserter profile

BROADSOFT, INC.

operating company0 patents now1 ever0 cases filed during tenure2 connections

PTAB exposure

1of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (1 total proceeding).

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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    Nbroadsoft["BROADSOFT, INC."]
    Ndamaka["DAMAKA, INC."]
    Ncisco_technology["CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC."]
    Nsivakumar_chaturvedi_satish_gundabathula_rashmi_hiremath["Sivakumar Chaturvedi, Satish Gundabathu…"]
    Nchaturvedi_sivakumar_gundabathula_satish_hiremath_rashmi["CHATURVEDI, SIVAKUMAR; GUNDABATHULA, SA…"]
    Nskramstad_hakon["SKRAMSTAD, HAKON"]
    Nwales_richard_thayer_mauchly_j_william["Wales, Richard Thayer; Mauchly, J. Will…"]
    Ndamaka -->|"2017 · Merger · 9027032"| Nbroadsoft
    Nbroadsoft -->|"2018 · Merger · 9027032"| Ncisco_technology
    Nsivakumar_chaturvedi_satish_gundabathula_rashmi_hiremath -->|"2024 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 12279116"| Ndamaka
    Nchaturvedi_sivakumar_gundabathula_satish_hiremath_rashmi -->|"2016 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 9578092"| Ndamaka
    Nchaturvedi_sivakumar_gundabathula_satish_hiremath_rashmi ==>|"⚖️ 2015 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 9270744"| Ndamaka
    Nchaturvedi_sivakumar_gundabathula_satish_hiremath_rashmi -->|"2023 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 11930362"| Ndamaka
    Nchaturvedi_sivakumar_gundabathula_satish_hiremath_rashmi -->|"2013 · Assignment · 9027032"| Ndamaka
    Nskramstad_hakon ==>|"⚖️ 2012 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 8941708"| Ncisco_technology
    Nwales_richard_thayer_mauchly_j_william -->|"2009 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 8830293B2"| Ncisco_technology
    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 Nbroadsoft focal
    class Ndamaka operating
    class Ncisco_technology operating

Patents previously held (1)

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.