Asserter profile

Headwater Research LLC

NPE3 patents now3 ever3 cases filed during tenure3 connections

Also seen as: HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC

PTAB exposure

3of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (3 total proceedings). 2 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_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…"]
    Ngregory_g_raleigh["Gregory G. Raleigh"]
    Ngregory_g_raleigh_james_lavine_alireza_raissinia["Gregory G. Raleigh, James Lavine, Alire…"]
    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
    Ngregory_g_raleigh -->|"2012 · Assignment · 8631102"| Nheadwater_i
    Ngregory_g_raleigh_james_lavine_alireza_raissinia -->|"2015 · Assignment · 9179359"| Nheadwater_i
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    class Nheadwater_i_headwater_management npe

Patents currently held (3)

Connected entities (3)

Correspondent attorneys (3)

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.