Asserter profile

Cypress Semiconductor Corporation

operating company0 patents now2 ever0 cases filed during tenure5 connections

Also seen as: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

PTAB exposure

1of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (1 total proceeding).

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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    Ncypress_semiconductor["Cypress Semiconductor Corporation"]
    Nigor_polishchuk_sagy_charel_levy_krishnaswamy_ramkumar["Igor Polishchuk; Sagy Charel Levy; Kris…"]
    Nlongitude_flash_memory_solutions["Longitude Flash Memory Solutions Ltd."]
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding["MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC."]
    Nbajpai_pradeep_raza_syed_babar["BAJPAI, PRADEEP, RAZA, SYED BABAR"]
    Nmonterey_research["MONTEREY RESEARCH, LLC"]
    Ncypress_semiconductor_spansion["Cypress Semiconductor Corporation; Span…"]
    Natmel["ATMEL CORPORATION"]
    Nrovi_guides_veveo_rovi_tivo_solutions_rovi_solutions["ROVI GUIDES, INC., VEVEO, INC., ROVI TE…"]
    Nrovi_solutions_tivo_solutions_veveo_rovi_rovi_guides["ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, TIVO SOLUTI…"]
    Nsouthfork_ip["SOUTHFORK IP HOLDINGS LLC"]
    Nigor_polishchuk_sagy_charel_levy_krishnaswamy_ramkumar -->|"2016 · Assignment · 9929240"| Ncypress_semiconductor
    Ncypress_semiconductor ==>|"⚖️ 2019 · Assignment · 9929240"| Nlongitude_flash_memory_solutions
    Ncypress_semiconductor -->|"2015 · Security Agreement · 6963505"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
    Nbajpai_pradeep_raza_syed_babar -->|"2008 · Assignment · 8370543"| Ncypress_semiconductor
    Ncypress_semiconductor -->|"2019 · Assignment · 8370543"| Nmonterey_research
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding -->|"2019 · Release By Secured Party · 8370543"| Ncypress_semiconductor
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding -->|"2019 · Release · 9929240"| Ncypress_semiconductor_spansion
    Natmel -->|"2015 · Security Agreement · 9280220"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding -->|"2016 · Release · 9280220"| Natmel
    Natmel -->|"2014 · PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT · 9933866"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding -->|"2016 · TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT COLLATERAL · 9933866"| Natmel
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding -->|"2020 · Release of Security Interest · 9860595"| Nrovi_guides_veveo_rovi_tivo_solutions_rovi_solutions
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding -->|"2020 · Release by Secured Party · 9235428"| Nrovi_solutions_tivo_solutions_veveo_rovi_rovi_guides
    Ncypress_semiconductor_spansion -->|"2015 · Security Interest · 8370543"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
    Nmonterey_research -->|"2025 · Assignment · 8370543"| Nsouthfork_ip
    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 Ncypress_semiconductor focal
    class Nlongitude_flash_memory_solutions npe
    class Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding operating
    class Nmonterey_research npe
    class Ncypress_semiconductor_spansion operating
    class Natmel operating
    class Nrovi_guides_veveo_rovi_tivo_solutions_rovi_solutions operating
    class Nrovi_solutions_tivo_solutions_veveo_rovi_rovi_guides npe
    class Nsouthfork_ip shell

Patents previously held (2)

Connected entities (5)

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.