Asserter profile
International Business Machines Corporation
operating company7 patents now12 ever0 cases filed during tenure17 connections
Also seen as: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
PTAB exposure
2of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (3 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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Nbusiness_machines["International Business Machines Corpora…"]
Nsandeep_r_patil_sarbajit_k_rakshit["Sandeep R. Patil; Sarbajit K. Rakshit"]
Nraghavan_venkat_weeden_shane_bradley_hinton_heather_maria_mi["Raghavan, Venkat; Weeden, Shane Bradley…"]
Nashish_kundu["Ashish Kundu"]
Nebay["eBay Inc."]
Nwade_d_shaw_daniel_c_wolfe["Wade D. Shaw; Daniel C. Wolfe"]
Nlorenzo_falcon_jr_ashok_raj_saxena["Lorenzo Falcon, Jr.; Ashok Raj Saxena"]
Naline_fichou_pierre_andr_foriel_claude_galand_and_marcus_eng["Aline Fichou, Pierre-André Foriel, Clau…"]
Ncisco_systems["Cisco Systems, Inc."]
Nlewis_stephan_p["LEWIS, STEPHAN P."]
Nmilkovich_cynthia_s_pierson_mark_s_tran_son_k["MILKOVICH, CYNTHIA S.; PIERSON, MARK S.…"]
Ngruteser_marco_o_levas_anthony_mcfaddin_herbert_scott_moskow["Gruteser, Marco O.; Levas, Anthony; McF…"]
Nfacebook["Facebook, Inc."]
Ncallis_gregory_m_franks_jon_kevin_huynh_lap_thiet_nguyen_loa["Callis, Gregory M.; Franks, Jon Kevin;…"]
Ntrend_micro["Trend Micro Incorporated"]
Ndavid_j_allard_keith_n_fortenberry_brad_j_konopik_robert_m_s["David J. Allard; Keith N. Fortenberry;…"]
Nrpx["RPX CORPORATION"]
Nbhagwat_pravin_maltz_david_a["Bhagwat, Pravin; Maltz, David A."]
Npaypal["PayPal, Inc."]
Ncisco_technology["CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC."]
Ncisco_technology_a_of_california["CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., a Corporation o…"]
Nmeta_platforms["Meta Platforms, Inc."]
Nprovenance_asset["PROVENANCE ASSET GROUP LLC"]
Nbarings_finance_as_collateral_agent["BARINGS FINANCE LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT"]
Nbarings_finance["BARINGS FINANCE LLC"]
Nnehemiah_security["NEHEMIAH SECURITY, INC."]
Nnetskope["Netskope, Inc."]
Nnovell_intellectual_property["NOVELL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS,…"]
Njefferies_finance["JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC"]
Nrocksteady["ROCKSTEADY TECHNOLOGIES, LLC"]
Nbarings_finance_as_collateral_agent_north_carolina["BARINGS FINANCE LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGEN…"]
Nnetskope_california["NETSKOPE, INC., CALIFORNIA"]
Nlv["LV PARTNERS, L.P."]
Nrpx_lv_acquisition["RPX-LV ACQUISITION LLC"]
Nsandeep_r_patil_sarbajit_k_rakshit -->|"2013 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 10430015"| Nbusiness_machines
Nraghavan_venkat_weeden_shane_bradley_hinton_heather_maria_mi -->|"2005 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 7631346"| Nbusiness_machines
Nashish_kundu -->|"2003 · Assignment · 7454496"| Nbusiness_machines
Nbusiness_machines -->|"2012 · Assignment · 7454496"| Nebay
Nwade_d_shaw_daniel_c_wolfe -->|"1996 · Assignment · 5870553"| Nbusiness_machines
Nlorenzo_falcon_jr_ashok_raj_saxena -->|"1994 · Assignment · 5712976"| Nbusiness_machines
Naline_fichou_pierre_andr_foriel_claude_galand_and_marcus_eng -->|"1998 · Assignment · 6424624"| Nbusiness_machines
Nbusiness_machines -->|"2000 · Assignment · 6424624"| Ncisco_systems
Nlewis_stephan_p -->|"1984 · Assignment · 4622514"| Nbusiness_machines
Nmilkovich_cynthia_s_pierson_mark_s_tran_son_k -->|"1998 · Assignment · 6100114"| Nbusiness_machines
Ngruteser_marco_o_levas_anthony_mcfaddin_herbert_scott_moskow -->|"2001 · Assignment · 7327268"| Nbusiness_machines
Nbusiness_machines -->|"2012 · Assignment · 7327268"| Nfacebook
Ncallis_gregory_m_franks_jon_kevin_huynh_lap_thiet_nguyen_loa -->|"2002 · Assignment · 6662235"| Nbusiness_machines
Nbusiness_machines -->|"2010 · Assignment · 6662235"| Ntrend_micro
Ndavid_j_allard_keith_n_fortenberry_brad_j_konopik_robert_m_s -->|"1998 · Assignment · 6249773"| Nbusiness_machines
Nbusiness_machines -->|"2012 · Assignment · 6249773"| Nebay
Nbusiness_machines -->|"2009 · Assignment · 5652908"| Nrpx
Nbhagwat_pravin_maltz_david_a -->|"1997 · Assignment · 5941988"| Nbusiness_machines
Nbusiness_machines -->|"2000 · Assignment · 5790522"| Ncisco_systems
Nebay -->|"2015 · Assignment · 7454496"| Npaypal
Nebay -->|"2015 · Assignment · 6249773"| Npaypal
Ncisco_systems -->|"2000 · Assignment · 6424624"| Ncisco_technology
Ncisco_systems -->|"2000 · Assignment · 5790522"| Ncisco_technology_a_of_california
Nfacebook -->|"2021 · Change of Name · 7327268"| Nmeta_platforms
Nprovenance_asset -->|"2021 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 9462410"| Nrpx
Nrpx -->|"2023 · Patent Security Agreement · 9462410"| Nbarings_finance_as_collateral_agent
Nbarings_finance -->|"2024 · Release of Lien on Patents · 9462410"| Nrpx
Nrpx -->|"2020 · PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT · 7593936"| Nbarings_finance_as_collateral_agent
Nnehemiah_security -->|"2021 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 7593936"| Nrpx
Nbarings_finance -->|"2024 · RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN SPECIFIED PATENTS · 7593936"| Nrpx
Nrpx ==>|"⚖️ 2024 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 7593936"| Nnetskope
Nnovell_intellectual_property -->|"2016 · Assignment · 8327426"| Nrpx
Nrpx -->|"2018 · Security Interest · 8327426"| Njefferies_finance
Njefferies_finance -->|"2020 · Release of Security Interest · 8327426"| Nrpx
Nbarings_finance -->|"2024 · Release of Security Interest in Specified Patents · 8327426"| Nrpx
Nrpx -->|"2024 · Assignment · 8327426"| Nnetskope
Nrocksteady -->|"2012 · Assignment · 8117639"| Nrpx
Nrpx -->|"2018 · Security Agreement · 8117639"| Njefferies_finance
Njefferies_finance -->|"2020 · Release of Security Interest · 8117639"| Nrpx
Nbarings_finance -->|"2024 · Release of Security Interest · 8117639"| Nrpx
Nrpx ==>|"⚖️ 2024 · Assignment · 8117639"| Nnetskope
Nrpx -->|"2022 · PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT · 8635697"| Nbarings_finance_as_collateral_agent_north_carolina
Nrpx -->|"2024 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 8635697"| Nnetskope_california
Nrocksteady -->|"2012 · ASSIGNMENT · 8397282"| Nrpx
Nrpx -->|"2018 · SECURITY AGREEMENT · 8397282"| Njefferies_finance
Njefferies_finance -->|"2020 · RELEASE · 8397282"| Nrpx
Nbarings_finance -->|"2024 · RELEASE · 8397282"| Nrpx
Nrpx -->|"2024 · ASSIGNMENT · 8397282"| Nnetskope
Nrocksteady -->|"2012 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 8356336"| Nrpx
Nrpx -->|"2018 · SECURITY INTEREST · 8356336"| Njefferies_finance
Njefferies_finance -->|"2020 · RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST · 8356336"| Nrpx
Nbarings_finance -->|"2024 · RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN SPECIFIED PATENTS · 8356336"| Nrpx
Nrpx ==>|"⚖️ 2024 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 8356336"| Nnetskope
Nrocksteady -->|"2012 · Assignment · 8543710"| Nrpx
Nrpx -->|"2018 · Security Interest · 8543710"| Njefferies_finance
Njefferies_finance -->|"2020 · Release · 8543710"| Nrpx
Nbarings_finance -->|"2024 · Release of Security Interest in Specified Patents · 8543710"| Nrpx
Nrpx -->|"2024 · Assignment · 8543710"| Nnetskope
Nlv -->|"2008 · ASSIGNMENT · 6098106"| Nrpx
Nrpx -->|"2008 · ASSIGNMENT · 6098106"| Nrpx_lv_acquisition
Nlv -->|"2008 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 6098106"| Nrpx
Nrpx -->|"2008 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 6098106"| Nrpx_lv_acquisition
Nrpx_lv_acquisition -->|"2011 · ASSIGNMENT · 6098106"| Nrpx
Nrpx_lv_acquisition -->|"2011 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 6098106"| Nrpx
Nrpx -->|"2018 · SECURITY INTEREST · 6098106"| Njefferies_finance
Nrpx -->|"2018 · SECURITY INTEREST · 6098106"| Njefferies_finance
Njefferies_finance -->|"2018 · RELEASE BY SECURED PARTY · 6098106"| Nrpx
Njefferies_finance -->|"2018 · RELEASE BY SECURED PARTY · 6098106"| Nrpx
Njefferies_finance -->|"2020 · RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST · 6098106"| Nrpx
Njefferies_finance -->|"2020 · RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST · 6098106"| Nrpx
Nprovenance_asset -->|"2021 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 7133659"| Nrpx
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 Nbusiness_machines focal
class Nebay operating
class Ncisco_systems operating
class Nfacebook operating
class Ntrend_micro operating
class Nrpx defensive
class Npaypal operating
class Ncisco_technology operating
class Ncisco_technology_a_of_california operating
class Nmeta_platforms operating
class Nprovenance_asset npe
class Nbarings_finance_as_collateral_agent operating
class Nbarings_finance operating
class Nnehemiah_security operating
class Nnetskope operating
class Nnovell_intellectual_property operating
class Njefferies_finance operating
class Nrocksteady shell
class Nbarings_finance_as_collateral_agent_north_carolina operating
class Nnetskope_california operating
class Nlv shell
class Nrpx_lv_acquisition shell
Patents currently held (7)
- US 46225141984-06-14 → present
- US 57129761994-11-09 → present
- US 58705531996-09-19 → present
- US 59419881997-01-27 → present
- US 61001141998-08-10 → present
Patents previously held (5)
- US 62497731998-03-26 → 2012-12-27
- US 64246241998-12-04 → 2000-03-02
- US 73272682001-07-31 → 2012-03-27
- US 66622352002-05-24 → 2010-05-19
- US 74544962003-12-10 → 2012-12-26
Connected entities (17)
- eBay Inc.operating company2 patents
- Cisco Systems, Inc.operating company2 patents
- Sandeep R. Patil; Sarbajit K. Rakshitindividual1 patent
- Raghavan, Venkat; Weeden, Shane Bradley; Hinton, Heather Maria; Milman, Ivan Matthewindividual1 patent
- Ashish Kunduindividual1 patent
- Wade D. Shaw; Daniel C. Wolfeindividual1 patent
- Lorenzo Falcon, Jr.; Ashok Raj Saxenaindividual1 patent
- Aline Fichou, Pierre-André Foriel, Claude Galand and Marcus Engerindividual1 patent
- LEWIS, STEPHAN P.individual1 patent
- MILKOVICH, CYNTHIA S.; PIERSON, MARK S.; TRAN, SON K.individual1 patent
- Gruteser, Marco O.; Levas, Anthony; McFaddin, Herbert Scott; Moskowitz, Paul Andrew; Wong, Danny Chan Yongindividual1 patent
- Facebook, Inc.operating company1 patent
- Callis, Gregory M.; Franks, Jon Kevin; Huynh, Lap Thiet; Nguyen, Loan; Shannon, Diane Iupe; Yang, David Yu Pinindividual1 patent
- Trend Micro Incorporatedoperating company1 patent
- David J. Allard; Keith N. Fortenberry; Brad J. Konopik; Robert M. Szabo; James J. Tooheyindividual1 patent
- RPX CORPORATIONdefensive aggregator1 patent
- Bhagwat, Pravin; Maltz, David A.individual1 patent
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.
- Gregory K. Canning1 appearance
- Douglas W. Cameron1 appearance