Asserter profile
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
operating company0 patents now3 ever0 cases filed during tenure6 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"]
Nspansion["Spansion Inc."]
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…"]
Nmerus_b_v["MERUS B.V."]
Npolycom_vivu["POLYCOM, INC., VIVU, INC."]
Ncitibank_n_a["CITIBANK, N.A."]
Nnxp_b_v["NXP B.V."]
Nfreescale_semiconductor["FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC."]
Nnxp_b_v_f_k_a_freescale_semiconductor["NXP, B.V., F/K/A FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTO…"]
Nshenzhen_xinguodu_technology["SHENZHEN XINGUODU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD."]
Nsouthfork_ip["SOUTHFORK IP HOLDINGS LLC"]
Nsaifun_semiconductors["Saifun Semiconductors Ltd."]
Nfujitsu_semiconductor["FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED"]
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
Nspansion -->|"2015 · Assignment · 7373531"| Ncypress_semiconductor
Ncypress_semiconductor -->|"2016 · Assignment · 7373531"| Nmonterey_research
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
Nmerus_b_v -->|"2026 · Security Interest · 9358286"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
Nmerus_b_v -->|"2026 · Security Interest · 11926859"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
Npolycom_vivu -->|"2013 · Security Agreement · 6760749"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding -->|"2016 · Release Of Security Interest · 6760749"| Npolycom_vivu
Ncitibank_n_a -->|"2015 · Assignment and Assumption of Security Interest in Patents · 8265573"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
Nnxp_b_v -->|"2016 · Security Agreement Supplement · 8265573"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
Nfreescale_semiconductor -->|"2016 · Supplement to the Security Agreement · 8265573"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding -->|"2016 · Release by Secured Party · 8265573"| Nnxp_b_v
Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding -->|"2016 · Release by Secured Party · 8265573"| Nnxp_b_v_f_k_a_freescale_semiconductor
Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding -->|"2019 · Corrective Assignment · 8265573"| Nshenzhen_xinguodu_technology
Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding -->|"2019 · Release by Secured Party · 8265573"| Nnxp_b_v
Ncitibank_n_a -->|"2015 · Assignment and Assumption of Security Interest in Patents · 8270343"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
Nnxp_b_v -->|"2016 · Security Agreement Supplement · 8270343"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
Nfreescale_semiconductor -->|"2016 · Supplement to the Security Agreement · 8270343"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding -->|"2016 · Release of Security Interest · 8270343"| Nnxp_b_v
Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding -->|"2016 · Release of Security Interest · 8270343"| Nnxp_b_v_f_k_a_freescale_semiconductor
Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding -->|"2019 · Corrective Assignment / Assignment and Assumption of Security Interest in Patents · 8270343"| Nshenzhen_xinguodu_technology
Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding -->|"2019 · Release of Security Interest · 8270343"| Nnxp_b_v
Ncypress_semiconductor_spansion -->|"2015 · Security Interest · 7373531"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding -->|"2016 · Release by Secured Party · 7373531"| Ncypress_semiconductor_spansion
Nmonterey_research -->|"2025 · Assignment · 8370543"| Nsouthfork_ip
Nmonterey_research -->|"2025 · Assignment · 7373531"| Nsouthfork_ip
Nsaifun_semiconductors -->|"2008 · Assignment · 6963505"| Nspansion
Nfujitsu_semiconductor -->|"2013 · Assignment · 7373531"| Nspansion
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 Nspansion operating
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 Nmerus_b_v operating
class Npolycom_vivu operating
class Ncitibank_n_a operating
class Nnxp_b_v operating
class Nfreescale_semiconductor operating
class Nnxp_b_v_f_k_a_freescale_semiconductor operating
class Nsouthfork_ip shell
class Nsaifun_semiconductors operating
class Nfujitsu_semiconductor operating
Patents previously held (3)
- US 73735312015-06-01 → 2016-12-09
- US 83705432019-06-28 → 2025-01-31
Connected entities (6)
- MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.operating company2 patents
- MONTEREY RESEARCH, LLCNPE2 patents
- Igor Polishchuk; Sagy Charel Levy; Krishnaswamy Ramkumarindividual1 patent
- Longitude Flash Memory Solutions Ltd.NPE1 patent · ⚖️ 1
- BAJPAI, PRADEEP, RAZA, SYED BABARindividual1 patent
- Spansion Inc.operating company1 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.
- Joseph P. Beck· DLA Piper (US)1 appearance
- (no name)· BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN1 appearance