Asserter profile

CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.

operating company3 patents now3 ever1 cases filed during tenure3 connections

PTAB exposure

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

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    Ncisco_technology["CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC."]
    Nskramstad_hakon["SKRAMSTAD, HAKON"]
    Nwales_richard_thayer_mauchly_j_william["Wales, Richard Thayer; Mauchly, J. Will…"]
    Nbroadsoft["BROADSOFT, INC."]
    Ndamaka["DAMAKA, INC."]
    Nskramstad_hakon ==>|"⚖️ 2012 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 8941708"| Ncisco_technology
    Nwales_richard_thayer_mauchly_j_william -->|"2009 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 8830293B2"| Ncisco_technology
    Nbroadsoft -->|"2018 · Merger · 9027032"| Ncisco_technology
    Ndamaka -->|"2017 · Merger · 9027032"| Nbroadsoft
    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 Ncisco_technology focal
    class Nbroadsoft operating
    class Ndamaka operating

Patents currently held (3)

Connected entities (3)

Correspondent attorneys (2)

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.