Asserter profile
EMPIRE IP LLC
NPE0 patents now4 ever0 cases filed during tenure6 connections
Also seen as: Empire IP LLC
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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Nempire_ip["EMPIRE IP LLC"]
Npetnote["PETNOTE LLC"]
Nmap_mobile["MAP MOBILE LLC"]
Nnearby_systems["NEARBY SYSTEMS LLC"]
Nsteven_l_rueben_and_gabriel_jakobson["STEVEN L. RUEBEN AND GABRIEL JAKOBSON"]
Nknapp_investment["KNAPP INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED"]
Nlocal_interest["LOCAL INTEREST, LLC"]
Njakobson_gabriel_rueben_steven_l["JAKOBSON, GABRIEL; RUEBEN, STEVEN L."]
Nat_and_t_mobility_ii["AT&T MOBILITY II LLC"]
Nempire_ip -->|"2014 · Assignment · 9532164"| Npetnote
Nempire_ip -->|"2017 · Assignment · 9532164"| Nmap_mobile
Nmap_mobile -->|"2019 · Assignment · 9532164"| Nempire_ip
Nempire_ip -->|"2022 · Assignment · 9532164"| Nnearby_systems
Nempire_ip -->|"2022 · Reassignment · 10469980"| Nnearby_systems
Nsteven_l_rueben_and_gabriel_jakobson -->|"2012 · Assignment · 11937145"| Nempire_ip
Nempire_ip -->|"2022 · Assignment · 11937145"| Nnearby_systems
Nknapp_investment -->|"2026 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 7532899"| Nempire_ip
Nempire_ip -->|"2026 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 7532899"| Nlocal_interest
Nknapp_investment -->|"2026 · ASSIGNMENT · 8774834"| Nempire_ip
Nempire_ip -->|"2026 · ASSIGNMENT · 8774834"| Nlocal_interest
Njakobson_gabriel_rueben_steven_l -->|"2014 · Assignment · 9532164"| Npetnote
Nat_and_t_mobility_ii -->|"2015 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 7532899"| Nknapp_investment
Nat_and_t_mobility_ii -->|"2015 · ASSIGNMENT · 8774834"| Nknapp_investment
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 Nempire_ip focal
class Nmap_mobile shell
class Nnearby_systems npe
class Nknapp_investment shell
class Nlocal_interest npe
class Nat_and_t_mobility_ii operating
Patents previously held (4)
- US 119371452012-04-10 → 2022-05-13
- US 95321642019-02-22 → 2022-05-16
- US 75328992026-01-26 → 2026-04-28
- US 87748342026-01-26 → 2026-04-28
Connected entities (6)
- NEARBY SYSTEMS LLCNPE3 patents
- KNAPP INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITEDshell LLC2 patents
- LOCAL INTEREST, LLCNPE2 patents
- PETNOTE LLCunclassified1 patent
- MAP MOBILE LLCshell LLC1 patent
- STEVEN L. RUEBEN AND GABRIEL JAKOBSONindividual1 patent
Correspondent attorneys (3)
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.
- William C. Steffin1 appearance
- ROBERT S. CHUNG· GREENBERG TRAURIG1 appearance
- BRUCE A. HUGON1 appearance