Asserter profile
COUNTERTACK, INC.
operating company0 patents now1 ever0 cases filed during tenure3 connections
Also seen as: COUNTERTACK INC.
PTAB exposure
1of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (1 total proceeding). 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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Ncountertack["COUNTERTACK, INC."]
Npacific_western_bank["PACIFIC WESTERN BANK"]
Ngosecure["GOSECURE, INC."]
Nneuraliq["NEURALIQ, INC."]
Ncomerica_bank["Comerica Bank"]
Nandrews_david_becker_ben_capalik_alen["ANDREWS, DAVID, BECKER, BEN, CAPALIK, A…"]
Ncountertack -->|"2016 · Security Agreement · 9954872"| Npacific_western_bank
Npacific_western_bank -->|"2018 · Release · 9954872"| Ncountertack
Ncountertack -->|"2023 · Change of Name · 9954872"| Ngosecure
Ncountertack -->|"2023 · Change of Name · 9954872"| Ngosecure
Nneuraliq -->|"2023 · Change of Name · 9954872"| Ncountertack
Ngosecure -->|"2025 · Security Agreement · 9954872"| Ncomerica_bank
Ngosecure -->|"2025 · Corrective Assignment · 9954872"| Ncomerica_bank
Nandrews_david_becker_ben_capalik_alen -->|"2023 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 9954872"| Nneuraliq
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 Ncountertack focal
class Npacific_western_bank operating
class Ngosecure operating
class Ncomerica_bank operating
Patents previously held (1)
Connected entities (3)
- PACIFIC WESTERN BANKoperating company1 patent
- GOSECURE, INC.operating company1 patent
- NEURALIQ, INC.unclassified1 patent
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.
- John J. Penny, Jr.· Goodwin Procter1 appearance
- Michael J. Newman1 appearance