Asserter profile

MAKERBOT INDUSTRIES, LLC

operating company0 patents now1 ever0 cases filed during tenure2 connections

Also seen as: MAKERBOT INDUSTRIES

PTAB exposure

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

Final written decisions are public record. The invalidation grounds usually carry over as § 102 / § 103 ammunition in district court — see IPR estoppel.

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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    Nmakerbot["MAKERBOT INDUSTRIES, LLC"]
    Npettis_nathaniel_b["PETTIS, NATHANIEL B."]
    Nstratasys["STRATASYS, INC."]
    Nlarson_gary_schloesser_ronald_g_swanson_william_j["LARSON, GARY; SCHLOESSER, RONALD G.; SW…"]
    Narevo["AREVO, INC."]
    Npettis_nathaniel_b -->|"2012 · Assignment · 8562324"| Nmakerbot
    Npettis_nathaniel_b -->|"2012 · Corrective Assignment · 8562324"| Nmakerbot
    Nmakerbot -->|"2022 · Assignment · 8562324"| Nstratasys
    Nlarson_gary_schloesser_ronald_g_swanson_william_j ==>|"⚖️ 2013 · Assignment · 9421713"| Nstratasys
    Narevo -->|"2023 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 9592660"| Nstratasys
    Nlarson_gary_schloesser_ronald_g_swanson_william_j -->|"2013 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 9421713B2"| Nstratasys
    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 Nmakerbot focal
    class Nstratasys operating
    class Narevo operating

Patents previously held (1)

Connected entities (2)

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.