Asserter profile

HALOZYME, INC.

operating company7 patents now8 ever2 cases filed during tenure2 connections

PTAB exposure

8of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (8 total proceedings). 4 had claims invalidated. 3 currently have active proceedings.

Final written decisions are public record. The invalidation grounds usually carry over as § 102 / § 103 ammunition in district court — see IPR estoppel.

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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    Nhalozyme["HALOZYME, INC."]
    Nhalozyme_therapeutics["HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS, INC."]
    Nshepard_h_michael["SHEPARD, H. MICHAEL"]
    Nconnor_robert_james_wei_ge_zhao_qiping_shepard_h_michael["CONNOR, ROBERT JAMES; WEI, GE; ZHAO, QI…"]
    Nconnor_robert_james_wei_ge_zhao_qiping["CONNOR, ROBERT JAMES, WEI, GE, ZHAO, Qi…"]
    Nconnor_robert_james["CONNOR, ROBERT JAMES"]
    Nwei_ge["WEI, GE"]
    Nzhao_qiping["ZHAO, QIPING"]
    Nhalozyme_therapeutics -->|"2024 · Assignment · 12264345"| Nhalozyme
    Nhalozyme_therapeutics -->|"2023 · Assignment · 12371685"| Nhalozyme
    Nshepard_h_michael -->|"2023 · Assignment · 12371685"| Nhalozyme
    Nhalozyme_therapeutics -->|"2020 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 11041149"| Nhalozyme
    Nshepard_h_michael ==>|"⚖️ 2020 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 11041149"| Nhalozyme
    Nhalozyme_therapeutics -->|"2016 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 10865400"| Nhalozyme
    Nshepard_h_michael ==>|"⚖️ 2016 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 10865400"| Nhalozyme
    Nshepard_h_michael -->|"2023 · Assignment · 12152262"| Nhalozyme
    Nhalozyme_therapeutics -->|"2023 · Assignment · 12152262"| Nhalozyme
    Nhalozyme_therapeutics -->|"2023 · Assignment · 12018298"| Nhalozyme
    Nshepard_h_michael -->|"2023 · Assignment · 11952600"| Nhalozyme
    Nhalozyme_therapeutics -->|"2022 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 12123035"| Nhalozyme
    Nshepard_h_michael -->|"2022 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 12123035"| Nhalozyme
    Nconnor_robert_james_wei_ge_zhao_qiping_shepard_h_michael -->|"2024 · Assignment · 12264345"| Nhalozyme_therapeutics
    Nconnor_robert_james_wei_ge_zhao_qiping -->|"2023 · Assignment · 12371685"| Nhalozyme_therapeutics
    Nconnor_robert_james_wei_ge_zhao_qiping -->|"2020 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 11041149"| Nhalozyme_therapeutics
    Nconnor_robert_james_wei_ge_zhao_qiping -->|"2016 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 10865400"| Nhalozyme_therapeutics
    Nconnor_robert_james_wei_ge_zhao_qiping -->|"2020 · Assignment · 11066656"| Nhalozyme_therapeutics
    Nconnor_robert_james_wei_ge_zhao_qiping -->|"2023 · Assignment · 12152262"| Nhalozyme_therapeutics
    Nconnor_robert_james_wei_ge_zhao_qiping -->|"2023 · Assignment · 11952600"| Nhalozyme_therapeutics
    Nconnor_robert_james -->|"2022 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 12123035"| Nhalozyme_therapeutics
    Nwei_ge -->|"2022 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 12123035"| Nhalozyme_therapeutics
    Nzhao_qiping -->|"2022 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 12123035"| Nhalozyme_therapeutics
    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 Nhalozyme focal
    class Nhalozyme_therapeutics operating

Patents currently held (7)

Patents previously held (1)

Connected entities (2)

Correspondent attorneys (8)

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.