Asserter profile

KINIK COMPANY

operating company2 patents now6 ever2 cases filed during tenure5 connections

Also seen as: Kinik Company

PTAB exposure

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

Possible patent-rental round-trips

This entity received, then transferred back, a patent and filed suit while holding it — a renter-side round-trip — on 1 patent. The round-trip is a structural pattern, not proof of intent — it can also reflect a security interest and release, a correction, or a financing arrangement. Treat it as a lead to verify against the assignment record.

  • US 8777699: SUNG, Chien-Min, Dr. → KINIK COMPANY → SUNG, Chien-Min, Dr. (85 months; 1 case filed during the round-trip)

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_michael["SUNG, MICHAEL"]
    Nchien_min_sung_dr["Chien-Min Sung, Dr."]
    Nritedia["RITEDIA CORPORATION"]
    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
    Nsung_chien_min_dr -->|"2014 · Agreements affecting interest · 9138862"| Nkinik
    Nkinik -->|"2021 · Assignment · 9138862"| Nsung_chien_min_dr
    Nsung_chien_min -->|"2021 · License · 9138862"| Nkinik
    Nkinik -->|"2023 · Assignment of assignors' interest · 9138862"| Nchien_min_sung
    Nsung_chien_min_dr -->|"2014 · Agreements Affecting Interest · 8398466"| Nkinik
    Nsung_michael -->|"2021 · Assignment · 8398466"| Nkinik
    Nsung_chien_min -->|"2021 · Assignment · 8398466"| Nkinik
    Nsung_chien_min_dr ==>|"⚖️ 2014 · Agreements Affecting Interest · 7762872"| Nkinik
    Nsung_chien_min -->|"2021 · Assignment of Assignors' Interest · 7762872"| Nkinik
    Nsung_chien_min_dr ==>|"⚖️ 2014 · Agreements Affecting Interest · 8777699"| Nkinik
    Nkinik -->|"2021 · Assignment · 8777699"| Nsung_chien_min_dr
    Nsung_chien_min -->|"2021 · License · 8777699"| Nkinik
    Nkinik -->|"2023 · Assignment · 8777699"| Nchien_min_sung
    Nkinik -->|"2021 · Assignment · 9724802"| Nchien_min_sung_dr
    Nchien_min_sung -->|"2021 · License · 9724802"| Nkinik
    Nkinik ==>|"⚖️ 2023 · Assignment · 9724802"| Nchien_min_sung
    Nsung_chien_min -->|"2011 · Assignment · 8777699"| Nritedia
    Nritedia -->|"2014 · Assignment · 8777699"| Nsung_chien_min
    Nchien_min_sung -->|"2011 · Assignment · 8398466"| Nritedia
    Nritedia -->|"2013 · Assignment · 8398466"| Nsung_michael
    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
    class Nritedia operating

Patents currently held (2)

Patents previously held (4)

Connected entities (5)

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.