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

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."]
    Ncypress_semiconductor["Cypress Semiconductor Corporation"]
    Natmel["ATMEL CORPORATION"]
    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 -->|"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
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    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_spansion focal
    class Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding operating
    class Nmufg_union_bank_n_a operating
    class Ncypress_semiconductor operating
    class Natmel 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.