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Friendster, Inc.

operating company0 patents now1 ever0 cases filed during tenure3 connections

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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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    Nfriendster["Friendster, Inc."]
    Nlindstrom_kent_mackinnon_ross_ainsley_tiu_jr_william_k["Lindstrom, Kent; MacKinnon, Ross Ainsle…"]
    Nbalthaser_online["Balthaser Online, Inc."]
    Nfacebook["Facebook, Inc."]
    Nbusiness_machines["International Business Machines Corpora…"]
    Nmeta_platforms["Meta Platforms, Inc."]
    Nbhalchandra_suresh_agashe_gil_shklarski_christopher_alexande["Bhalchandra Suresh Agashe; Gil Shklarsk…"]
    Nqing_chao_michael_hall_zhaoming_zhu["Qing Chao; Michael Hall; Zhaoming Zhu"]
    Naol["AOL LLC"]
    Nlindstrom_kent_mackinnon_ross_ainsley_tiu_jr_william_k -->|"2007 · Assignment · 8037093"| Nfriendster
    Nfriendster -->|"2009 · Security Agreement · 8037093"| Nbalthaser_online
    Nbalthaser_online -->|"2010 · Release · 8037093"| Nfriendster
    Nfriendster -->|"2010 · Assignment · 8037093"| Nfacebook
    Nfriendster -->|"2010 · Assignment · 8037093"| Nfacebook
    Nbusiness_machines -->|"2012 · Assignment · 7327268"| Nfacebook
    Nfacebook -->|"2021 · Change of Name · 7327268"| Nmeta_platforms
    Nbusiness_machines -->|"2012 · Assignment · 7508309"| Nfacebook
    Nfacebook -->|"2021 · Change of Name · 7508309"| Nmeta_platforms
    Nfacebook -->|"2021 · Change of Name · 8037093"| Nmeta_platforms
    Nbhalchandra_suresh_agashe_gil_shklarski_christopher_alexande -->|"2012 · Assignment · 9031883"| Nfacebook
    Nfacebook -->|"2021 · Change of Name · 9031883"| Nmeta_platforms
    Nqing_chao_michael_hall_zhaoming_zhu -->|"2020 · Assignment · 11402473"| Nfacebook
    Nfacebook -->|"2022 · Change of Name · 11402473"| Nmeta_platforms
    Naol -->|"2012 · Assignment · 9041737"| Nfacebook
    Nfacebook -->|"2021 · Change of Name · 9041737"| Nmeta_platforms
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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 Nfriendster focal
    class Nfacebook operating
    class Nbusiness_machines operating
    class Nmeta_platforms operating
    class Naol operating

Patents previously held (1)

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