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Covidien AG

operating company1 patent now1 ever0 cases filed during tenure2 connections

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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    Ncovidien["Covidien AG"]
    Nsherwood_services["Sherwood Services AG"]
    Ntyco_healthcare["Tyco Healthcare Group AG"]
    Ntyco_r_l["Tyco Group S.A.R.L."]
    Nvesta_medical["Vesta Medical, Inc."]
    Nsherwood_services -->|"2010 · Change of Name · 5562720"| Ncovidien
    Ncovidien -->|"2010 · Merger · 5562720"| Ntyco_healthcare
    Ntyco_healthcare -->|"2010 · Change of Name · 5562720"| Ncovidien
    Ntyco_r_l -->|"1999 · Assignment · 4425235"| Nsherwood_services
    Nvesta_medical -->|"1999 · Assignment · 5562720"| Nsherwood_services
    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 Ncovidien focal
    class Nsherwood_services operating
    class Ntyco_healthcare operating
    class Ntyco_r_l operating
    class Nvesta_medical operating

Patents currently held (1)

Connected entities (2)