Asserter profile

Idealab

operating company1 patents now3 ever0 cases filed during tenure3 connections

Also seen as: IDEALAB · Idealab Inc. · Idealab, Inc.

PTAB exposure

3of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (3 total proceedings). 3 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
    Nidealab["Idealab"]
    Nwilliam_gross["William Gross"]
    Ngross_william["GROSS, WILLIAM"]
    Nx1["X1 Technologies, Inc."]
    Nfuture_search["Future Search Holdings, Inc."]
    Nsteven_lee_colwell["Steven Lee Colwell"]
    Nwilliam_gross -->|"2003 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 9633139"| Nidealab
    Ngross_william -->|"2023 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 10552490"| Nidealab
    Nidealab -->|"2004 · Assignment · 7370035"| Nx1
    Nwilliam_gross -->|"2005 · Assignment · 7370035"| Nidealab
    Nfuture_search -->|"2014 · Assignment · 9633139"| Nx1
    Nsteven_lee_colwell -->|"2004 · Assignment · 7370035"| Nx1
    Nsteven_lee_colwell -->|"2005 · Assignment · 7370035"| Nx1
    Nx1 -->|"2012 · Change of Name · 7370035"| Nfuture_search
    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 Nidealab focal
    class Nx1 shell
    class Nfuture_search shell

Patents currently held (1)

Patents previously held (2)

Connected entities (3)

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.