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…"]
    Ndiab_wael_william["DIAB, WAEL WILLIAM"]
    Ncisco_systems["Cisco Systems, Inc."]
    Nsunil_k_srivastava_daniel_c_tappan["Sunil K. Srivastava; Daniel C. Tappan"]
    Nhinrichs_susan_bhattacharya_partha_chen_shigang["HINRICHS, SUSAN; BHATTACHARYA, PARTHA;…"]
    Nrajesh_agrawal_derek_w_bolton["Rajesh Agrawal; Derek W. Bolton"]
    Ndavid_r_cheriton["David R. Cheriton"]
    Nkraemer_jeffrey_a_zawadowskiy_andrew["KRAEMER, Jeffrey A.; ZAWADOWSKIY, Andrew"]
    Nsilvano_gai_david_r_oran["Silvano Gai; David R. Oran"]
    Ntandberg_telecom_as_cisco_systems_sarl["TANDBERG TELECOM AS; CISCO SYSTEMS INTE…"]
    Nlancope["Lancope, Inc."]
    Nmark_albert_richard_a_howes_james_a_jordan_edward_a_kersey_w["Mark Albert; Richard A. Howes; James A.…"]
    Ntimothy_p_stammers["Timothy P. Stammers"]
    Nhamesh_chawla_john_g_waclawsky["Hamesh Chawla; John G. Waclawsky"]
    Nwu_duanpei_friedrich_walter_r_ismail_nermin_m_sarkar_shantan["Wu, Duanpei; Friedrich, Walter R.; Isma…"]
    Nsilvano_gai_keith_mccloghrie["Silvano Gai; Keith McCloghrie"]
    Nraymond_j_kloth_thomas_j_edsall_michael_fine_dinesh_g_dutt["Raymond J. Kloth; Thomas J. Edsall; Mic…"]
    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 · 8830293"| Ncisco_technology
    Ndiab_wael_william -->|"2005 · Assignment · 7565555"| Ncisco_technology
    Ncisco_systems -->|"2000 · Assignment · 6424624"| Ncisco_technology
    Nsunil_k_srivastava_daniel_c_tappan -->|"2002 · Assignment · 7512702"| Ncisco_technology
    Nhinrichs_susan_bhattacharya_partha_chen_shigang -->|"2002 · Assignment · 7107613"| Ncisco_technology
    Nrajesh_agrawal_derek_w_bolton -->|"1998 · Assignment · 6178160"| Ncisco_technology
    Ndavid_r_cheriton -->|"2003 · Assignment · 7340597"| Ncisco_technology
    Ncisco_technology ==>|"⚖️ 2014 · Assignment · 7340597"| Ncisco_systems
    Ncisco_technology -->|"2014 · Correction · 7340597"| Ncisco_systems
    Nkraemer_jeffrey_a_zawadowskiy_andrew -->|"2006 · Assignment · 7882560"| Ncisco_technology
    Nsilvano_gai_david_r_oran -->|"2001 · Assignment · 6665611"| Ncisco_technology
    Ncisco_systems -->|"2000 · Assignment · 5787071"| Ncisco_technology
    Ntandberg_telecom_as_cisco_systems_sarl -->|"2011 · Confirmatory Assignment · 8264519"| Ncisco_technology
    Nlancope -->|"2016 · Assignment · 7185368"| Ncisco_technology
    Nmark_albert_richard_a_howes_james_a_jordan_edward_a_kersey_w -->|"1999 · Assignment · 6633560"| Ncisco_technology
    Ntimothy_p_stammers -->|"2002 · Assignment · 7324551"| Ncisco_technology
    Nhamesh_chawla_john_g_waclawsky -->|"1999 · Assignment · 6876668"| Ncisco_technology
    Nwu_duanpei_friedrich_walter_r_ismail_nermin_m_sarkar_shantan -->|"2003 · Assignment · 7321384"| Ncisco_technology
    Nsilvano_gai_keith_mccloghrie -->|"Assignment · 7185073"| Ncisco_technology
    Nraymond_j_kloth_thomas_j_edsall_michael_fine_dinesh_g_dutt -->|"2002 · Assignment · 6798746"| 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
    class Ncisco_systems operating
    class Nlancope 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.