Asserter profile
HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS, INC.
operating company2 patents now8 ever0 cases filed during tenure6 connections
PTAB exposure
8of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (8 total proceedings). 3 had claims invalidated. 4 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_therapeutics["HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS, INC."]
Nconnor_robert_james_wei_ge_zhao_qiping_shepard_h_michael["CONNOR, ROBERT JAMES; WEI, GE; ZHAO, QI…"]
Nhalozyme["HALOZYME, INC."]
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"]
Nshepard_h_michael["SHEPARD, H. MICHAEL"]
Nconnor_robert_james_wei_ge_zhao_qiping_shepard_h_michael -->|"2024 · Assignment · 12264345"| Nhalozyme_therapeutics
Nhalozyme_therapeutics -->|"2024 · Assignment · 12264345"| Nhalozyme
Nhalozyme_therapeutics -->|"2023 · Assignment · 12371685"| Nhalozyme
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
Nhalozyme_therapeutics -->|"2020 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 11041149"| Nhalozyme
Nconnor_robert_james_wei_ge_zhao_qiping -->|"2016 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 10865400"| Nhalozyme_therapeutics
Nhalozyme_therapeutics -->|"2016 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 10865400"| Nhalozyme
Nconnor_robert_james_wei_ge_zhao_qiping -->|"2020 · Assignment · 11066656"| Nhalozyme_therapeutics
Nconnor_robert_james_wei_ge_zhao_qiping -->|"2023 · Assignment · 12152262"| Nhalozyme_therapeutics
Nhalozyme_therapeutics -->|"2023 · Assignment · 12152262"| Nhalozyme
Nhalozyme_therapeutics -->|"2023 · Assignment · 12018298"| Nhalozyme
Nconnor_robert_james_wei_ge_zhao_qiping -->|"2023 · Assignment · 11952600"| Nhalozyme_therapeutics
Nhalozyme_therapeutics -->|"2022 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 12123035"| Nhalozyme
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
Nshepard_h_michael -->|"2023 · Assignment · 12371685"| Nhalozyme
Nshepard_h_michael ==>|"⚖️ 2020 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 11041149"| Nhalozyme
Nshepard_h_michael ==>|"⚖️ 2016 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 10865400"| Nhalozyme
Nshepard_h_michael -->|"2023 · Assignment · 12152262"| Nhalozyme
Nshepard_h_michael -->|"2023 · Assignment · 11952600"| Nhalozyme
Nshepard_h_michael -->|"2022 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 12123035"| Nhalozyme
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_therapeutics focal
class Nhalozyme operating
Patents currently held (2)
Patents previously held (6)
Connected entities (6)
- HALOZYME, INC.operating company7 patents
- CONNOR, ROBERT JAMES, WEI, GE, ZHAO, Qipingindividual6 patents
- CONNOR, ROBERT JAMES; WEI, GE; ZHAO, QIPING; SHEPARD, H. MICHAELindividual1 patent
- CONNOR, ROBERT JAMESindividual1 patent
- WEI, GEindividual1 patent
- ZHAO, QIPINGindividual1 patent
Correspondent attorneys (7)
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.
- MCDONALD, MICHAEL R.3 appearances
- Gabriella K. Rothman1 appearance
- Matthew J. Van Eman1 appearance
- ROBERT J. CONNOR· HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS1 appearance
- Matthew S. Blundell, PhD1 appearance
- BRENT E. ANDERSON· WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI1 appearance
- STEPHEN E. KRIEG· COOLEY1 appearance