Asserter profile
HEADWATER IP LLC
shell LLC0 patents now1 ever0 cases filed during tenure2 connections
PTAB exposure
1of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (2 total proceedings). 1 currently have active 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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Nheadwater_ip["HEADWATER IP LLC"]
Nheadwater_research["HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC"]
Nvl_funding["VL FUNDING LLC"]
Nheadwater_i["HEADWATER PARTNERS I LLC"]
Nheadwater_i_and_headwater_management["HEADWATER PARTNERS I LLC and HEADWATER…"]
Nheadwater_i_headwater_management["Headwater Partners I LLC; Headwater Man…"]
Nheadwater_management_headwater_i["HEADWATER MANAGEMENT LLC, HEADWATER PAR…"]
Nheadwater_management_and_headwater_i["HEADWATER MANAGEMENT LLC AND HEADWATER…"]
Nheadwater_research -->|"2020 · ASSIGNMENT · 9491564"| Nheadwater_ip
Nheadwater_ip -->|"2020 · SECURITY AGREEMENT · 9491564"| Nvl_funding
Nvl_funding -->|"2020 · RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST · 9491564"| Nheadwater_ip
Nheadwater_ip -->|"2020 · ASSIGNMENT · 9491564"| Nheadwater_research
Nheadwater_research -->|"2020 · ASSIGNMENT · 9491564"| Nheadwater_ip
Nheadwater_ip -->|"2020 · SECURITY AGREEMENT · 9491564"| Nvl_funding
Nvl_funding -->|"2021 · RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST · 9491564"| Nheadwater_ip
Nheadwater_ip -->|"2021 · ASSIGNMENT · 9491564"| Nheadwater_research
Nheadwater_research -->|"2022 · ASSIGNMENT · 9491564"| Nheadwater_ip
Nheadwater_ip -->|"2022 · SECURITY AGREEMENT · 9491564"| Nvl_funding
Nvl_funding -->|"2022 · RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST · 9491564"| Nheadwater_ip
Nheadwater_ip -->|"2022 · ASSIGNMENT · 9491564"| Nheadwater_research
Nheadwater_research -->|"2023 · ASSIGNMENT · 9491564"| Nheadwater_ip
Nheadwater_ip -->|"2023 · SECURITY AGREEMENT · 9491564"| Nvl_funding
Nvl_funding -->|"2023 · RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST · 9491564"| Nheadwater_ip
Nheadwater_ip -->|"2023 · ASSIGNMENT · 9491564"| Nheadwater_research
Nheadwater_i -->|"2017 · Merger And Change Of Name · 8667571"| Nheadwater_research
Nheadwater_i_and_headwater_management -->|"2017 · Merger and Change of Name · 8631102"| Nheadwater_research
Nheadwater_i_headwater_management ==>|"⚖️ 2017 · Merger · 9179359"| Nheadwater_research
Nheadwater_management_headwater_i -->|"2017 · Merger and Change of Name · 10064055"| Nheadwater_research
Nheadwater_management_headwater_i -->|"2017 · MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME · 9491564"| Nheadwater_research
Nheadwater_i -->|"2017 · ASSIGNMENT · 9491564"| Nheadwater_research
Nheadwater_research -->|"2017 · SECURITY AGREEMENT · 9491564"| Nvl_funding
Nheadwater_research -->|"2017 · AMENDMENT TO SECURITY AGREEMENT · 9491564"| Nvl_funding
Nvl_funding -->|"2018 · PARTIAL RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST · 9491564"| Nheadwater_research
Nvl_funding -->|"2019 · RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST · 9491564"| Nheadwater_research
Nheadwater_management_headwater_i ==>|"⚖️ 2017 · Merger and Change of Name · 10237757"| Nheadwater_research
Nheadwater_management_headwater_i ==>|"⚖️ 2017 · MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME · 10321320"| Nheadwater_research
Nheadwater_management_headwater_i ==>|"⚖️ 2017 · Merger and Change of Name · 9615192"| Nheadwater_research
Nheadwater_management_and_headwater_i -->|"2017 · MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME · 9609544"| Nheadwater_research
Nheadwater_i_headwater_management ==>|"⚖️ 2017 · MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME · 9232403"| Nheadwater_research
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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 Nheadwater_ip focal
class Nheadwater_research npe
class Nheadwater_i npe
class Nheadwater_i_and_headwater_management shell
class Nheadwater_i_headwater_management npe
class Nheadwater_management_headwater_i npe
class Nheadwater_management_and_headwater_i shell
Patents previously held (1)
Connected entities (2)
- HEADWATER RESEARCH LLCNPE1 patent
- VL FUNDING LLCunclassified1 patent
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.
- ALAN D. GOLDSTEIN· PATTISHALL, MCAULIFFE, NEWBURY, HILLIARD & GERALDSON8 appearances