Asserter profile

INCEPT, INC.

operating company0 patents now4 ever0 cases filed during tenure5 connections

Also seen as: INCEPT INCORPORATED · Incept, Inc. · Incept Incorporated

PTAB exposure

4of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (4 total 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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    Nincept["INCEPT, INC."]
    Npham_tham_thanh_nguyen_thien["PHAM, THAM THANH; NGUYEN, THIEN"]
    Ndryshield["DRYSHIELD, LLC"]
    Ndryshield_california["DRYSHIELD, LLC, CALIFORNIA"]
    Nthien_nguyen_tam_thanh_pham["Thien Nguyen, Tam Thanh Pham"]
    Npham_tam_thanh_nguyen_thien["PHAM, TAM THANH; NGUYEN, THIEN"]
    Nsolmetex["SOLMETEX, LLC"]
    Nmidcap_financial["MIDCAP FINANCIAL TRUST"]
    Nsolmetex_massachusetts["SOLMETEX, LLC, MASSACHUSETTS"]
    Nmidcap_financial_maryland["MIDCAP FINANCIAL TRUST, MARYLAND"]
    Nthien_nguyen_tam_thanh_pham_ethan_nguyen_lauren_nguyen["Thien Nguyen, Tam Thanh Pham, Ethan Ngu…"]
    Npham_tam_thanh_nguyen_ethan_nguyen_lauren_nguyen_thien["PHAM, TAM THANH; NGUYEN, ETHAN; NGUYEN,…"]
    Nincept_california["INCEPT, INC., CALIFORNIA"]
    Npham_tham_thanh_nguyen_thien -->|"2014 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 11589969"| Nincept
    Nincept -->|"2017 · CONVERSION · 11589969"| Ndryshield
    Nincept -->|"2017 · Assignment (Conversion) · 11744686"| Ndryshield_california
    Nthien_nguyen_tam_thanh_pham -->|"2014 · Assignment · 11589970"| Nincept
    Nincept -->|"2017 · Conversion · 11589970"| Ndryshield
    Npham_tam_thanh_nguyen_thien -->|"2023 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 12011329"| Nincept
    Nincept -->|"2023 · CONVERSION · 12011329"| Ndryshield
    Npham_tam_thanh_nguyen_thien -->|"2024 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 12290418"| Nincept
    Nincept -->|"2024 · CHANGE OF NAME · 12290418"| Ndryshield
    Ndryshield -->|"2022 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 11589969"| Nsolmetex
    Ndryshield -->|"2022 · SECURITY INTEREST · 11589969"| Nmidcap_financial
    Ndryshield -->|"2022 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 11744686"| Nsolmetex_massachusetts
    Ndryshield -->|"2022 · Security Interest · 11744686"| Nmidcap_financial_maryland
    Ndryshield -->|"2022 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 11589970"| Nsolmetex
    Ndryshield -->|"2022 · Security Interest · 11589970"| Nmidcap_financial
    Nthien_nguyen_tam_thanh_pham_ethan_nguyen_lauren_nguyen -->|"2020 · Assignment · 11826217"| Ndryshield
    Ndryshield -->|"2022 · Security Agreement · 11826217"| Nmidcap_financial
    Ndryshield -->|"2022 · Assignment · 11826217"| Nsolmetex
    Ndryshield -->|"2022 · Security Agreement · 11826217"| Nmidcap_financial
    Ndryshield -->|"2023 · Correction · 11826217"| Nsolmetex
    Ndryshield -->|"2023 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 12011329"| Nsolmetex
    Npham_tam_thanh_nguyen_ethan_nguyen_lauren_nguyen_thien -->|"2023 · ASSIGNMENT · 12167948"| Ndryshield
    Ndryshield -->|"2023 · ASSIGNMENT · 12167948"| Nsolmetex
    Ndryshield -->|"2024 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 12290418"| Nsolmetex
    Nthien_nguyen_tam_thanh_pham -->|"2014 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 11744686"| Nincept_california
    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 Nincept focal
    class Ndryshield operating
    class Ndryshield_california operating
    class Nsolmetex operating
    class Nmidcap_financial operating
    class Nsolmetex_massachusetts operating
    class Nmidcap_financial_maryland operating
    class Nincept_california operating

Patents previously held (4)

Connected entities (5)

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.