Asserter profile

FIRST SOLAR, INC.

operating company0 patents now2 ever2 cases filed during tenure2 connections

Also seen as: FIRST SOLAR INC. · First Solar, Inc.

PTAB exposure

2of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (3 total proceedings).

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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    Ndenis_deceuster["Denis Deceuster"]
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    Nsonos["Sonos, Inc."]
    Natmel["ATMEL CORPORATION"]
    Natmel_microchip_technology_microsemi_et_al["ATMEL CORPORATION, MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY…"]
    Nmicrochip_technology_silicon_storage_technology_atmel_et_al["MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED, SILI…"]
    Nmortara_instrument_hill_rom_services_allen_medical_systems_a["MORTARA INSTRUMENT, INC., HILL-ROM SERV…"]
    Nallen_medical_systems_anodyne_medical_device_hill_rom_hill_r["ALLEN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC., ANODYNE ME…"]
    Nvoalte_bardy_diagnostics_hill_rom_allen_medical_systems_welc["Voalte, Inc., Bardy Diagnostics, Inc.,…"]
    Narris_arris_solutions_arris_technology_commscope_commscope_o["ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC, ARRIS SOLUTIONS,…"]
    Nyondr["YONDR, INC."]
    Nu_s_well_service_u_s_well_services_usws_fleet_10_usws_fleet_["U.S. WELL SERVICE HOLDINGS, LLC; U.S. W…"]
    Nsymbol["SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC."]
    Ncole_haan["COLE HAAN LLC"]
    Nrpx_clearinghouse_rpx["RPX CLEARINGHOUSE LLC, RPX CORPORATION"]
    Nchase_manhattan_bank_usa_n_a["CHASE MANHATTAN BANK USA, N.A."]
    Ntetrasun -->|"2025 · Assignment · 9666732"| Nfirst_solar
    Nfirst_solar -->|"2025 · Patent Security Agreement · 9666732"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Ntetrasun -->|"2013 · Assignment · 9130074"| Nfirst_solar
    Ntetrasun ==>|"⚖️ 2025 · Assignment · 9130074"| Nfirst_solar
    Nfirst_solar -->|"2025 · Security Agreement · 9130074"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Ndeceuster_denis_schultz_wittmann_oliver -->|"2015 · Assignment · 9666732"| Ntetrasun
    Ndenis_deceuster -->|"2011 · Assignment · 9130074"| Ntetrasun
    Noliver_schultz_wittmann -->|"2011 · Assignment · 9130074"| Ntetrasun
    Nsonos -->|"2018 · Security Interest · 11080001"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Nsonos -->|"2021 · Security Agreement · 11080001"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a -->|"2021 · Release of Security Interest · 11080001"| Nsonos
    Nsonos -->|"2015 · Patent Security Agreement · 7571014"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Nsonos -->|"2021 · Security Agreement · 7571014"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a ==>|"⚖️ 2021 · Release · 7571014"| Nsonos
    Natmel -->|"2017 · Security Agreement · 9280220"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Natmel_microchip_technology_microsemi_et_al -->|"2018 · Security Agreement · 9280220"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a -->|"2018 · Release · 9280220"| Nmicrochip_technology_silicon_storage_technology_atmel_et_al
    Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a -->|"2019 · Release of Security Interest · 8630699"| Nmortara_instrument_hill_rom_services_allen_medical_systems_a
    Nallen_medical_systems_anodyne_medical_device_hill_rom_hill_r -->|"2019 · Security Agreement · 8630699"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a -->|"2021 · Release of Security Interest · 8630699"| Nvoalte_bardy_diagnostics_hill_rom_allen_medical_systems_welc
    Narris_arris_solutions_arris_technology_commscope_commscope_o -->|"2019 · SECURITY AGREEMENT · 10996417"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Nsonos -->|"2021 · Security Agreement · 10541883"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Nyondr -->|"2025 · Security Agreement · 12133078"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Nu_s_well_service_u_s_well_services_usws_fleet_10_usws_fleet_ -->|"2022 · Security Interest · 11211801"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Nu_s_well_service_u_s_well_services_usws_fleet_10_usws_fleet_ -->|"2022 · Security Interest · 11009162"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Nsymbol -->|"2005 · Security Agreement · 5602377"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a -->|"2010 · Release · 5602377"| Nsymbol
    Ncole_haan -->|"2019 · Security Agreement · 10327511"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a -->|"2023 · Release · 10327511"| Ncole_haan
    Nu_s_well_service_u_s_well_services_usws_fleet_10_usws_fleet_ -->|"2022 · Security Interest · 11668420"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a -->|"2017 · Release · 8327426"| Nrpx_clearinghouse_rpx
    Nsonos -->|"2018 · SECURITY INTEREST · 10031715"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Nsonos -->|"2021 · SECURITY AGREEMENT · 10031715"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a -->|"2021 · RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST · 10031715"| Nsonos
    Nsonos -->|"2021 · Security Agreement · 10966025"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Nchase_manhattan_bank_usa_n_a -->|"2008 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 7480631"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Nsymbol -->|"2005 · Security Interest · 5243655"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
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Patents previously held (2)

Connected entities (2)

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.