Asserter profile

CACTI ACQUISITION LLC

shell LLC0 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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    Ncacti_acquisition["CACTI ACQUISITION LLC"]
    Nunicorn_media["UNICORN MEDIA, INC."]
    Nbrightcove["BRIGHTCOVE INC."]
    Nalbert_j_mcgowan_richard_l_carls["ALBERT J MCGOWAN; RICHARD L CARLS"]
    Nadeia_media["ADEIA MEDIA HOLDINGS LLC"]
    Nmcgowan_albert_john_and_gordon_michael_m["MCGOWAN, ALBERT JOHN and GORDON, MICHAE…"]
    Nunicorn_media -->|"2014 · Assignment · 8280987"| Ncacti_acquisition
    Ncacti_acquisition -->|"2015 · Assignment · 8280987"| Nbrightcove
    Nalbert_j_mcgowan_richard_l_carls -->|"2011 · Assignment · 8280987"| Nunicorn_media
    Nbrightcove ==>|"⚖️ 2024 · Assignment · 8280987"| Nadeia_media
    Nmcgowan_albert_john_and_gordon_michael_m -->|"2017 · Assignment · 9762639"| Nbrightcove
    Nbrightcove -->|"2024 · Assignment · 9762639"| Nadeia_media
    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 Ncacti_acquisition focal
    class Nunicorn_media operating
    class Nbrightcove operating
    class Nadeia_media npe

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.