Asserter profile

Cao Lighting Inc

NPE2 patents now2 ever0 cases filed during tenure1 connections

Also seen as: CAO LIGHTING, INC.

PTAB exposure

2of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (4 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.

flowchart LR
    Ncao_lighting["Cao Lighting Inc"]
    Ncao["Cao Group Inc"]
    Ncao_densen["Cao, Densen"]
    Nepistar["Epistar Corporation"]
    Ndensen_cao["Densen Cao"]
    Ncao -->|"2016 · Assignment · 6465961"| Ncao_lighting
    Ncao -->|"2016 · Assignment · 6634770"| Ncao_lighting
    Ncao_densen -->|"2001 · Assignment · 6465961"| Ncao
    Ncao -->|"2015 · Assignment · 6465961"| Nepistar
    Ncao -->|"2015 · Corrective Assignment · 6465961"| Nepistar
    Nepistar -->|"2016 · Assignment · 6465961"| Ncao
    Ndensen_cao -->|"2001 · Assignment · 6634770"| Ncao
    Ncao -->|"2015 · Assignment · 6634770"| Nepistar
    Ncao -->|"2015 · Corrective Assignment · 6634770"| Nepistar
    Nepistar -->|"2016 · Assignment · 6634770"| Ncao
    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 Ncao_lighting focal
    class Ncao operating
    class Nepistar operating

Patents currently held (2)

Connected entities (1)