Asserter profile

Cypress Semiconductor Corporation; Spansion LLC

operating company1 patents now2 ever0 cases filed during tenure3 connections

Also seen as: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION, SPANSION LLC · Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, Spansion LLC

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_spansion["Cypress Semiconductor Corporation; Span…"]
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding_as_collateral_agent["MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS…"]
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding["MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC."]
    Nmufg_union_bank_n_a["MUFG UNION BANK, N.A."]
    Nrovi_guides_rovi_solutions_rovi_tivo_solutions_veveo["ROVI GUIDES, INC., ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPO…"]
    Naptiv_digital_gemstar_development_index_systems_rovi_guides_["APTIV DIGITAL, INC., GEMSTAR DEVELOPMEN…"]
    Nrovi_solutions_rovi_rovi_guides_tivo_solutions_veveo["ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNO…"]
    Naptiv_digital_index_systems_gemstar_development_starsight_te["APTIV DIGITAL INC., INDEX SYSTEMS INC.,…"]
    Ncengage_learning["CENGAGE LEARNING, INC."]
    Ncypress_semiconductor["Cypress Semiconductor Corporation"]
    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…"]
    Njuul_labs["JUUL LABS, INC."]
    Ncypress_semiconductor_spansion -->|"2017 · Security Agreement · 9929240"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding_as_collateral_agent
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding -->|"2019 · Release · 9929240"| Ncypress_semiconductor_spansion
    Nmufg_union_bank_n_a -->|"2022 · Release · 6963505"| Ncypress_semiconductor_spansion
    Ncypress_semiconductor_spansion -->|"2015 · Security Interest · 8370543"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
    Nrovi_guides_rovi_solutions_rovi_tivo_solutions_veveo -->|"2019 · Patent Security Agreement · 9860595"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding_as_collateral_agent
    Naptiv_digital_gemstar_development_index_systems_rovi_guides_ -->|"2014 · Patent Security Agreement · 9235428"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding_as_collateral_agent
    Nrovi_solutions_rovi_rovi_guides_tivo_solutions_veveo -->|"2019 · Patent Security Agreement · 9235428"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding_as_collateral_agent
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding_as_collateral_agent -->|"2019 · Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights · 9235428"| Naptiv_digital_index_systems_gemstar_development_starsight_te
    Ncengage_learning -->|"2024 · Security Interest · US20170193836A1"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding_as_collateral_agent
    Ncypress_semiconductor -->|"2015 · Security Agreement · 6963505"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
    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
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding -->|"2019 · Release By Secured Party · 8370543"| Ncypress_semiconductor
    Njuul_labs -->|"2021 · Security Interest · 12156533"| Nmufg_union_bank_n_a
    Nmufg_union_bank_n_a -->|"2022 · Release · 12156533"| Njuul_labs
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    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_spansion focal
    class Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding_as_collateral_agent operating
    class Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding operating
    class Nmufg_union_bank_n_a operating
    class Nrovi_guides_rovi_solutions_rovi_tivo_solutions_veveo operating
    class Naptiv_digital_gemstar_development_index_systems_rovi_guides_ npe
    class Nrovi_solutions_rovi_rovi_guides_tivo_solutions_veveo npe
    class Naptiv_digital_index_systems_gemstar_development_starsight_te npe
    class Ncengage_learning operating
    class Ncypress_semiconductor 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 Njuul_labs operating

Patents currently held (1)

Patents previously held (1)

Connected entities (3)

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.