Asserter profile
Cisco Technology, Inc.
operating company19 patents now20 ever2 cases filed during tenure19 connections
Also seen as: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
PTAB exposure
3of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (3 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."]
Ndiab_wael_william["DIAB, WAEL WILLIAM"]
Ncisco_systems["Cisco Systems, Inc."]
Nsunil_k_srivastava_daniel_c_tappan["Sunil K. Srivastava; Daniel C. Tappan"]
Nhinrichs_susan_bhattacharya_partha_chen_shigang["HINRICHS, SUSAN; BHATTACHARYA, PARTHA;…"]
Nrajesh_agrawal_derek_w_bolton["Rajesh Agrawal; Derek W. Bolton"]
Ndavid_r_cheriton["David R. Cheriton"]
Nkraemer_jeffrey_a_zawadowskiy_andrew["KRAEMER, Jeffrey A.; ZAWADOWSKIY, Andrew"]
Nsilvano_gai_david_r_oran["Silvano Gai; David R. Oran"]
Ntandberg_telecom_as_cisco_systems_sarl["TANDBERG TELECOM AS; CISCO SYSTEMS INTE…"]
Nlancope["Lancope, Inc."]
Nmark_albert_richard_a_howes_james_a_jordan_edward_a_kersey_w["Mark Albert; Richard A. Howes; James A.…"]
Ntimothy_p_stammers["Timothy P. Stammers"]
Nhamesh_chawla_john_g_waclawsky["Hamesh Chawla; John G. Waclawsky"]
Nwu_duanpei_friedrich_walter_r_ismail_nermin_m_sarkar_shantan["Wu, Duanpei; Friedrich, Walter R.; Isma…"]
Nsilvano_gai_keith_mccloghrie["Silvano Gai; Keith McCloghrie"]
Nraymond_j_kloth_thomas_j_edsall_michael_fine_dinesh_g_dutt["Raymond J. Kloth; Thomas J. Edsall; Mic…"]
Ndamaka["DAMAKA, INC."]
Nbusiness_machines["International Business Machines Corpora…"]
Ncisco_technology_a_of_california["CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., a Corporation o…"]
Njohn_a_copeland_iii["John A. Copeland, III"]
Nventure_lending_and_leasing_iv_as_agent["Venture Lending & Leasing IV, Inc., as…"]
Nsilicon_valley_bank["Silicon Valley Bank"]
Nfor_growth_ii["Partners for Growth II, L.P."]
Nventure_lending_and_leasing_iv["Venture Lending & Leasing IV, Inc."]
Nskramstad_hakon ==>|"⚖️ 2012 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 8941708"| Ncisco_technology
Nwales_richard_thayer_mauchly_j_william ==>|"⚖️ 2009 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 8830293"| Ncisco_technology
Nbroadsoft -->|"2018 · Merger · 9027032"| Ncisco_technology
Ndiab_wael_william -->|"2005 · Assignment · 7565555"| Ncisco_technology
Ncisco_systems -->|"2000 · Assignment · 6424624"| Ncisco_technology
Nsunil_k_srivastava_daniel_c_tappan -->|"2002 · Assignment · 7512702"| Ncisco_technology
Nhinrichs_susan_bhattacharya_partha_chen_shigang -->|"2002 · Assignment · 7107613"| Ncisco_technology
Nrajesh_agrawal_derek_w_bolton -->|"1998 · Assignment · 6178160"| Ncisco_technology
Ndavid_r_cheriton -->|"2003 · Assignment · 7340597"| Ncisco_technology
Ncisco_technology ==>|"⚖️ 2014 · Assignment · 7340597"| Ncisco_systems
Ncisco_technology -->|"2014 · Correction · 7340597"| Ncisco_systems
Nkraemer_jeffrey_a_zawadowskiy_andrew -->|"2006 · Assignment · 7882560"| Ncisco_technology
Nsilvano_gai_david_r_oran -->|"2001 · Assignment · 6665611"| Ncisco_technology
Ncisco_systems -->|"2000 · Assignment · 5787071"| Ncisco_technology
Ntandberg_telecom_as_cisco_systems_sarl -->|"2011 · Confirmatory Assignment · 8264519"| Ncisco_technology
Nlancope -->|"2016 · Assignment · 7185368"| Ncisco_technology
Nmark_albert_richard_a_howes_james_a_jordan_edward_a_kersey_w -->|"1999 · Assignment · 6633560"| Ncisco_technology
Ntimothy_p_stammers -->|"2002 · Assignment · 7324551"| Ncisco_technology
Nhamesh_chawla_john_g_waclawsky -->|"1999 · Assignment · 6876668"| Ncisco_technology
Nwu_duanpei_friedrich_walter_r_ismail_nermin_m_sarkar_shantan -->|"2003 · Assignment · 7321384"| Ncisco_technology
Nsilvano_gai_keith_mccloghrie -->|"Assignment · 7185073"| Ncisco_technology
Nraymond_j_kloth_thomas_j_edsall_michael_fine_dinesh_g_dutt -->|"2002 · Assignment · 6798746"| Ncisco_technology
Ndamaka -->|"2017 · Merger · 9027032"| Nbroadsoft
Nbusiness_machines -->|"2000 · Assignment · 6424624"| Ncisco_systems
Ncisco_systems -->|"2000 · Assignment · 5790522"| Ncisco_technology_a_of_california
Nbusiness_machines -->|"2000 · Assignment · 5790522"| Ncisco_systems
Nbusiness_machines -->|"2000 · Assignment · 5787071"| Ncisco_systems
Njohn_a_copeland_iii -->|"2001 · Assignment · 7185368"| Nlancope
Nlancope -->|"2005 · Security Agreement · 7185368"| Nventure_lending_and_leasing_iv_as_agent
Nlancope -->|"2008 · Security Agreement · 7185368"| Nsilicon_valley_bank
Nlancope -->|"2008 · Security Agreement · 7185368"| Nfor_growth_ii
Nventure_lending_and_leasing_iv -->|"2009 · Release · 7185368"| Nlancope
Nlancope -->|"2009 · Security Agreement · 7185368"| Nsilicon_valley_bank
Nlancope -->|"2014 · Security Interest · 7185368"| Nsilicon_valley_bank
Nfor_growth_ii -->|"2015 · Release · 7185368"| Nlancope
Nsilicon_valley_bank -->|"2016 · Release · 7185368"| Nlancope
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 Ncisco_systems operating
class Nlancope operating
class Ndamaka operating
class Nbusiness_machines operating
class Ncisco_technology_a_of_california operating
class Nsilicon_valley_bank operating
class Nventure_lending_and_leasing_iv shell
Patents currently held (19)
- US 7185073? → present
- US 61781601998-04-13 → present
- US 68766681999-05-24 → present
- US 66335601999-07-02 → present
- US 57870712000-04-05 → present
- US 64246242000-08-22 → present
- US 66656112001-06-19 → present
- US 67987462002 → present
- US 71076132002-03-27 → present
- US 75127022002-07-19 → present
- US 73245512002-12-10 → present
- US 73213842003-06-03 → present
- US 75655552005-11-21 → present
- US 78825602006-05-01 → present
- US 82645192011-12-01 → present
- US 71853682016-06-15 → present
Patents previously held (1)
- US 73405972003-09-19 → 2014-12-03
Connected entities (19)
- Cisco Systems, Inc.operating company3 patents · ⚖️ 1
- SKRAMSTAD, HAKONindividual1 patent · ⚖️ 1
- Wales, Richard Thayer; Mauchly, J. Williamindividual1 patent · ⚖️ 1
- BROADSOFT, INC.operating company1 patent
- DIAB, WAEL WILLIAMindividual1 patent
- Sunil K. Srivastava; Daniel C. Tappanindividual1 patent
- HINRICHS, SUSAN; BHATTACHARYA, PARTHA; CHEN, SHIGANGindividual1 patent
- Rajesh Agrawal; Derek W. Boltonindividual1 patent
- David R. Cheritonindividual1 patent
- KRAEMER, Jeffrey A.; ZAWADOWSKIY, Andrewindividual1 patent
- Silvano Gai; David R. Oranindividual1 patent
- TANDBERG TELECOM AS; CISCO SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL SARLunclassified1 patent
- Lancope, Inc.operating company1 patent
- Mark Albert; Richard A. Howes; James A. Jordan; Edward A. Kersey; William M. LeBlanc; Louis F. Menditto; Chris O'Rourke; Pranav Kumar Tiwari; Tzu-Ming Tsangindividual1 patent
- Timothy P. Stammersindividual1 patent
- Hamesh Chawla; John G. Waclawskyindividual1 patent
- Wu, Duanpei; Friedrich, Walter R.; Ismail, Nermin M.; Sarkar, Shantanurindividual1 patent
- Silvano Gai; Keith McCloghrieindividual1 patent
- Raymond J. Kloth; Thomas J. Edsall; Michael Fine; Dinesh G. Duttindividual1 patent
Correspondent attorneys (3)
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.
- Cindy M. Zelson1 appearance
- ANNE M. SHAVER· THE LAW OFFICE OF ANNE M. SHAVER1 appearance
- (no name)· BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN1 appearance