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Level 3 Communications, LLC

operating company0 patents now11 ever0 cases filed during tenure11 connections

Also seen as: LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC · Level 3 Communications LLC

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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    Nsandpiper_cdn_delaware["SANDPIPER CDN, LLC, DELAWARE"]
    Nnewton_christopher_fullagar_david_lipstone_laurence["NEWTON, CHRISTOPHER; FULLAGAR, DAVID; L…"]
    Nsandpiper_cdn["Sandpiper CDN, LLC"]
    Nlaurence_r_lipstone_william_crowder_jeffrey_g_koller_david_f["Laurence R. Lipstone, William Crowder,…"]
    Nandrew_swart_laurence_r_lipstone_william_crowder_christopher["Andrew Swart, Laurence R. Lipstone, Wil…"]
    Nchristopher_newton_lewis_robert_varney_laurence_r_lipstone_a["Christopher Newton; Lewis Robert Varney…"]
    Nian_maloney["Ian Maloney"]
    Njin_gen_wang_bill_hopkins_david_reisfeld_steven_p_higgins["Jin-Gen Wang; Bill Hopkins; David Reisf…"]
    Nmount_shasta_acquisition["Mount Shasta Acquisition LLC"]
    Nchristopher_newton_laurence_lipstone_david_fullagar["Christopher Newton, Laurence Lipstone,…"]
    Nted_middleton["Ted Middleton"]
    Nsavvis_communications["Savvis Communications Corporation"]
    Nlevel_3_communications -->|"2024 · Assignment · 10057322"| Nsandpiper_cdn_delaware
    Nnewton_christopher_fullagar_david_lipstone_laurence -->|"2010 · Assignment · 9762692"| Nlevel_3_communications
    Nlevel_3_communications ==>|"⚖️ 2024 · Assignment · 9762692"| Nsandpiper_cdn
    Nlevel_3_communications -->|"2024 · Assignment · 10701173"| Nsandpiper_cdn_delaware
    Nlaurence_r_lipstone_william_crowder_jeffrey_g_koller_david_f -->|"2021 · Assignment · 11838385"| Nlevel_3_communications
    Nlevel_3_communications -->|"2024 · Assignment · 11838385"| Nsandpiper_cdn
    Nandrew_swart_laurence_r_lipstone_william_crowder_christopher -->|"2012 · Assignment · 10708145"| Nlevel_3_communications
    Nlevel_3_communications -->|"2024 · Assignment · 10708145"| Nsandpiper_cdn
    Nchristopher_newton_lewis_robert_varney_laurence_r_lipstone_a -->|"2013 · Assignment · 11218566"| Nlevel_3_communications
    Nlevel_3_communications ==>|"⚖️ 2024 · Assignment · 11218566"| Nsandpiper_cdn
    Nian_maloney -->|"2009 · Assignment · 8719886"| Nlevel_3_communications
    Nlevel_3_communications ==>|"⚖️ 2024 · Assignment · 8719886"| Nsandpiper_cdn
    Njin_gen_wang_bill_hopkins_david_reisfeld_steven_p_higgins -->|"2009 · Assignment · 8156066"| Nlevel_3_communications
    Nlevel_3_communications -->|"2024 · Assignment · 8156066"| Nsandpiper_cdn
    Nmount_shasta_acquisition -->|"2012 · Merger · 8645517"| Nlevel_3_communications
    Nlevel_3_communications ==>|"⚖️ 2024 · Assignment · 8645517"| Nsandpiper_cdn
    Nchristopher_newton_laurence_lipstone_david_fullagar -->|"2019 · Assignment · 10924573"| Nlevel_3_communications
    Nlevel_3_communications ==>|"⚖️ 2024 · Assignment · 10924573"| Nsandpiper_cdn
    Nian_maloney -->|"2009 · Assignment · 8595778"| Nlevel_3_communications
    Nlevel_3_communications ==>|"⚖️ 2024 · Assignment · 8595778"| Nsandpiper_cdn
    Nmount_shasta_acquisition -->|"2015 · Merger · 10116738"| Nlevel_3_communications
    Nted_middleton -->|"2015 · Assignment · 10116738"| Nlevel_3_communications
    Nlevel_3_communications -->|"2024 · Assignment · 10116738"| Nsandpiper_cdn
    Nlaurence_r_lipstone_william_crowder_jeffrey_g_koller_david_f -->|"2011 · Assignment · 10841398"| Nlevel_3_communications
    Nlevel_3_communications -->|"2024 · Assignment · 10841398"| Nsandpiper_cdn
    Nsavvis_communications -->|"2012 · Assignment · 8645517"| Nmount_shasta_acquisition
    Nsavvis_communications -->|"2015 · Assignment · 10116738"| Nmount_shasta_acquisition
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Patents previously held (11)

Connected entities (11)

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.