Asserter profile

Future Search Holdings, Inc.

shell LLC0 patents now1 ever0 cases filed during tenure2 connections

Also seen as: FUTURE SEARCH HOLDINGS, INC.

PTAB exposure

1of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (1 total proceeding). 1 survived a challenge.

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.

flowchart LR
    Nfuture_search["Future Search Holdings, Inc."]
    Nx1["X1 Technologies, Inc."]
    Nx1_discovery["X1 Discovery, Inc."]
    Nidealab["Idealab"]
    Nsteven_lee_colwell["Steven Lee Colwell"]
    Nfuture_search -->|"2014 · Assignment · 9633139"| Nx1
    Nx1 -->|"2012 · Change of Name · 7370035"| Nfuture_search
    Nfuture_search -->|"2023 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 7370035"| Nx1_discovery
    Nidealab -->|"2004 · Assignment · 7370035"| Nx1
    Nsteven_lee_colwell -->|"2004 · Assignment · 7370035"| Nx1
    Nsteven_lee_colwell -->|"2005 · Assignment · 7370035"| Nx1
    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 Nfuture_search focal
    class Nx1 shell
    class Nidealab operating

Patents previously held (1)

Connected entities (2)

Correspondent attorneys (1)

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.