Asserter profile
CARDWARE, INC.
NPE5 patents now5 ever3 cases filed during tenure3 connections
Also seen as: CARDWARE, INC
PTAB exposure
5of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (9 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
Ncardware["CARDWARE, INC."]
Ndavid_wyatt["David Wyatt"]
Nwyatt_david["WYATT, DAVID"]
Nvirtual_electric["Virtual Electric Inc."]
Ndavid_wyatt -->|"2022 · Assignment · 10628820"| Ncardware
Nwyatt_david -->|"2022 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 10810579"| Ncardware
Nvirtual_electric ==>|"⚖️ 2022 · Assignment · 11176538"| Ncardware
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 Ncardware focal
class Nvirtual_electric operating
Patents currently held (5)
- CardWare Inc. v. Google LLC filed 2024-11-04
- CardWare Inc. v. Apple Inc. filed 2024-11-04
Connected entities (3)
- David Wyattindividual1 patent
- WYATT, DAVIDindividual1 patent
- Virtual Electric Inc.operating company1 patent · ⚖️ 1
Correspondent attorneys (4)
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.
- Matthew J. Van Eman· The Van Eman Law Firm2 appearances
- RYAN K. FRIEDEN1 appearance
- JEREMY D. MARR· MARR LAW FIRM1 appearance
- RYAN S. KOWALCHUK· KOWALCHUK LAW1 appearance