Asserter profile

Centripetal Networks, Inc.

operating company24 patents now24 ever19 cases filed during tenure17 connections

Also seen as: CENTRIPETAL NETWORKS, INC. · Centripetal Networks, LLC · CENTRIPETAL NETWORKS, LLC

PTAB exposure

4of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (6 total proceedings). 2 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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Patents currently held (24)

Connected entities (17)

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.