Asserter profile

CREE, INC.

operating company0 patents now1 ever0 cases filed during tenure2 connections

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    Ncree["CREE, INC."]
    Nwolfspeed["WOLFSPEED, INC."]
    Nlichtenwalner_daniel_j_sabri_shadi_van_brunt_edward_r["LICHTENWALNER, DANIEL J.; SABRI, Shadi;…"]
    Nu_s_bank_national_association["U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOC…"]
    Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent["U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOC…"]
    Ncree -->|"2021 · Change of Name · 10886396"| Nwolfspeed
    Nlichtenwalner_daniel_j_sabri_shadi_van_brunt_edward_r -->|"2019 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 10998418"| Ncree
    Ncree -->|"2021 · Assignment (Change of Name) · 11888392"| Nwolfspeed
    Nwolfspeed -->|"2023 · Security Interest · 10886396"| Nu_s_bank_national_association
    Nwolfspeed -->|"2025 · Security Interest · 10886396"| Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent
    Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent -->|"2025 · Release of Security Interest · 10886396"| Nwolfspeed
    Nwolfspeed -->|"2023 · SECURITY AGREEMENT · 10998418"| Nu_s_bank_national_association
    Nwolfspeed -->|"2025 · NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY · 10998418"| Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent
    Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent ==>|"⚖️ 2025 · RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COLLATERAL · 10998418"| Nwolfspeed
    Nwolfspeed -->|"2023 · Security Interest · 8169005"| Nu_s_bank_national_association
    Nwolfspeed -->|"2025 · Security Interest · 8169005"| Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent
    Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent -->|"2025 · Release · 8169005"| Nwolfspeed
    Nwolfspeed -->|"2023 · Assignment (Security Interest) · 11888392"| Nu_s_bank_national_association
    Nwolfspeed -->|"2025 · Assignment (Security Interest) · 11888392"| Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent
    Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent -->|"2025 · Assignment (Release of Security Interest) · 11888392"| Nwolfspeed
    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 Ncree focal
    class Nwolfspeed operating
    class Nu_s_bank_national_association operating
    class Nu_s_bank_national_association_as_collateral_agent operating

Patents previously held (1)

Connected entities (2)

Correspondent attorneys (1)

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.