Asserter profile

CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.

operating company8 patents now8 ever2 cases filed during tenure8 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"]
    Ndamaka["DAMAKA, INC."]
    Nbusiness_machines["International Business Machines Corpora…"]
    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
    Ndamaka -->|"2017 · Merger · 9027032"| Nbroadsoft
    Nbusiness_machines -->|"2000 · Assignment · 6424624"| Ncisco_systems
    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 Ndamaka operating
    class Nbusiness_machines operating

Patents currently held (8)

Connected entities (8)

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.