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Ethicon, Inc.

operating company1 patent now3 ever0 cases filed during tenure3 connections

Also seen as: ETHICON, INC.

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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    Nethicon["Ethicon, Inc."]
    Njohnson_and_johnson_medical["Johnson & Johnson Medical, Inc."]
    Nnew_endo["New Endo, Inc."]
    Norvill_h_valentine_jr_william_f_lodding_robert_m_kinkead_mil["Orvill H. Valentine, Jr.; William F. Lo…"]
    Nbogert_david_l_altman_zino_koehler_thomas["Bogert, David L.; Altman, Zino; Koehler…"]
    Ncritikon["CRITIKON, INC."]
    Nethicon_endo_surgery["Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc."]
    Njohnson_and_johnson_medical -->|"1997 · Merger · 5800399"| Nethicon
    Nethicon -->|"2001 · Assignment · 5800399"| Nnew_endo
    Norvill_h_valentine_jr_william_f_lodding_robert_m_kinkead_mil -->|"1957 · Assignment · 3023899"| Nethicon
    Njohnson_and_johnson_medical -->|"2004 · Merger · 5053014"| Nethicon
    Nethicon -->|"2004 · Assignment · 5053014"| Nnew_endo
    Nbogert_david_l_altman_zino_koehler_thomas -->|"1996 · Assignment · 5800399"| Njohnson_and_johnson_medical
    Ncritikon -->|"1997 · Merger and Change of Name · 5053014"| Njohnson_and_johnson_medical
    Nnew_endo -->|"2001 · Change of Name · 5800399"| Nethicon_endo_surgery
    Nnew_endo -->|"2004 · Change of Name · 5053014"| Nethicon_endo_surgery
    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 Nethicon focal
    class Njohnson_and_johnson_medical operating
    class Nnew_endo operating
    class Ncritikon operating
    class Nethicon_endo_surgery operating

Patents currently held (1)

Patents previously held (2)

Connected entities (3)