Asserter profile

KINIK COMPANY

operating company0 patents now1 ever0 cases filed during tenure3 connections

PTAB exposure

1of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (1 total proceeding).

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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    Nkinik["KINIK COMPANY"]
    Nsung_chien_min_dr["SUNG, CHIEN-MIN, DR."]
    Nsung_chien_min["SUNG, CHIEN-MIN"]
    Nchien_min_sung["CHIEN-MIN SUNG"]
    Nsung_chien_min_dr -->|"2014 · Assignment · 8974270"| Nkinik
    Nkinik -->|"2021 · Assignment · 8974270"| Nsung_chien_min_dr
    Nsung_chien_min -->|"2021 · License · 8974270"| Nkinik
    Nkinik ==>|"⚖️ 2023 · Assignment · 8974270"| Nchien_min_sung
    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 Nkinik focal

Patents previously held (1)

Connected entities (3)

Correspondent attorneys (2)

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.