Asserter profile

CENTRIPETAL NETWORKS, INC.

operating company6 patents now6 ever7 cases filed during tenure7 connections

Also seen as: CENTRIPETAL NETWORKS, LLC

PTAB exposure

2of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (4 total proceedings). 1 had claims invalidated.

Final written decisions are public record. The invalidation grounds usually carry over as § 102 / § 103 ammunition in district court — see IPR estoppel.

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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    Ncentripetal_networks["CENTRIPETAL NETWORKS, INC."]
    Npierre_mallett_iii_keith_a_george_robert_t_perry_sean_moore_["Pierre Mallett, III, Keith A. George, R…"]
    Nahn_david_k_moore_sean_disabello_douglas_m["AHN, DAVID K., MOORE, SEAN, DISABELLO,…"]
    Nrogers_steven_ahn_david_k_moore_sean["ROGERS, STEVEN; AHN, DAVID K.; MOORE, S…"]
    Nahn_david_k_moore_sean_mallett_pierre_iii_geremia_peter_p_pe["AHN, DAVID K.; MOORE, SEAN; MALLETT, PI…"]
    Nsmith_douglas_a["SMITH, DOUGLAS A."]
    Nsteven_rogers_david_k_ahn_sean_moore["Steven Rogers, David K. Ahn, Sean Moore"]
    Nmoore_sean["MOORE, SEAN"]
    Npierre_mallett_iii_keith_a_george_robert_t_perry_sean_moore_ ==>|"⚖️ 2017 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 10193917"| Ncentripetal_networks
    Nahn_david_k_moore_sean_disabello_douglas_m ==>|"⚖️ 2016 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 9917856"| Ncentripetal_networks
    Nrogers_steven_ahn_david_k_moore_sean -->|"2019 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 10511572"| Ncentripetal_networks
    Nahn_david_k_moore_sean_mallett_pierre_iii_geremia_peter_p_pe -->|"2015 · Assignment · 9560176"| Ncentripetal_networks
    Ncentripetal_networks -->|"2017 · Security Interest · 9560176"| Nsmith_douglas_a
    Nsmith_douglas_a -->|"2019 · Security Interest · 9560176"| Ncentripetal_networks
    Nsteven_rogers_david_k_ahn_sean_moore -->|"2013 · Assignment · 9203806"| Ncentripetal_networks
    Ncentripetal_networks -->|"2017 · Security Interest · 9203806"| Nsmith_douglas_a
    Nsmith_douglas_a -->|"2019 · Security Interest · 9203806"| Ncentripetal_networks
    Nmoore_sean -->|"2015 · Assignment · 9686193"| Ncentripetal_networks
    Ncentripetal_networks -->|"2017 · Security Agreement · 9686193"| Nsmith_douglas_a
    Nsmith_douglas_a -->|"2019 · Release · 9686193"| Ncentripetal_networks
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    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 Ncentripetal_networks focal

Patents currently held (6)

Connected entities (7)

Correspondent attorneys (13)

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.