Asserter profile

Marlin Semiconductor Limited

NPE8 patents now8 ever0 cases filed during tenure1 connections

Also seen as: MARLIN SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED

PTAB exposure

7of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (7 total proceedings). 1 had claims invalidated. 2 currently have active proceedings.

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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    Nmarlin_semiconductor["Marlin Semiconductor Limited"]
    Nunited_microelectronics["United Microelectronics Corp."]
    Nshyh_fann_ting_cheng_tung_huang_wen_han_hung_li_shian_jeng_k["Shyh-Fann Ting; Cheng-Tung Huang; Wen-H…"]
    Nko_ting_chen_wen_bin_lu_chao_hu_liang["Ko-Ting Chen, Wen-Bin Lu, Chao-Hu Liang"]
    Nmarlin_semiconductor_ireland["MARLIN SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED, IRELAND"]
    Nliao_chin_i_chen_chun_yu["Liao, Chin-I; Chen, Chun-Yu"]
    Nchen_yi_wei_fu_ssu_i_hung_yu_hsiang_liu_chia_jong_lu_man_lin["CHEN, YI-WEI; FU, SSU-I; HUNG, YU-HSIAN…"]
    Nlung_en_kuo_po_wen_su_chen_yi_weng_hsuan_hsu_chen["Lung-En Kuo, Po-Wen Su, Chen-Yi Weng, H…"]
    Nhung_yu_hsiang_fu_ssu_i_chang_chung_fu_chen_cheng_guo_lin_ch["Hung, Yu-Hsiang; Fu, Ssu-I; Chang, Chun…"]
    Nchien_ting_lin_li_wei_cheng_jung_tsung_tseng_che_hua_hsu_chi["Chien-Ting Lin, Li-Wei Cheng, Jung-Tsun…"]
    Nchen_hsuan_hsu_cheng_po_lun_hsu_shih_chieh_ting_shyh_fann_ts["CHEN, HSUAN-HSU, CHENG, PO-LUN, HSU, SH…"]
    Nunited_microelectronics -->|"2021 · Assignment · 7288822"| Nmarlin_semiconductor
    Nunited_microelectronics -->|"2021 · Assignment · 7547584"| Nmarlin_semiconductor
    Nunited_microelectronics -->|"2021 · Assignment · 9337193"| Nmarlin_semiconductor
    Nunited_microelectronics -->|"2021 · Assignment · 9786510"| Nmarlin_semiconductor
    Nunited_microelectronics -->|"2021 · Assignment · 9117909"| Nmarlin_semiconductor
    Nunited_microelectronics -->|"2023 · Assignment · 9318609"| Nmarlin_semiconductor
    Nunited_microelectronics -->|"2021 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 7888195"| Nmarlin_semiconductor
    Nunited_microelectronics -->|"2021 · Assignment · 7745847"| Nmarlin_semiconductor
    Nshyh_fann_ting_cheng_tung_huang_wen_han_hung_li_shian_jeng_k -->|"2006 · Assignment · 7288822"| Nunited_microelectronics
    Nko_ting_chen_wen_bin_lu_chao_hu_liang -->|"2006 · Assignment · 7547584"| Nunited_microelectronics
    Nunited_microelectronics -->|"2023 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 8993384"| Nmarlin_semiconductor_ireland
    Nliao_chin_i_chen_chun_yu -->|"2015 · Assignment · 9337193"| Nunited_microelectronics
    Nchen_yi_wei_fu_ssu_i_hung_yu_hsiang_liu_chia_jong_lu_man_lin -->|"2014 · Assignment · 9786510"| Nunited_microelectronics
    Nlung_en_kuo_po_wen_su_chen_yi_weng_hsuan_hsu_chen -->|"2013 · Assignment · 9117909"| Nunited_microelectronics
    Nhung_yu_hsiang_fu_ssu_i_chang_chung_fu_chen_cheng_guo_lin_ch -->|"2015 · Assignment · 9318609"| Nunited_microelectronics
    Nchien_ting_lin_li_wei_cheng_jung_tsung_tseng_che_hua_hsu_chi -->|"2008 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 7888195"| Nunited_microelectronics
    Nchen_hsuan_hsu_cheng_po_lun_hsu_shih_chieh_ting_shyh_fann_ts -->|"2007 · Assignment · 7745847"| Nunited_microelectronics
    Nunited_microelectronics -->|"2021 · Assignment · 9093473"| Nmarlin_semiconductor_ireland
    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 Nmarlin_semiconductor focal
    class Nunited_microelectronics operating
    class Nmarlin_semiconductor_ireland shell

Patents currently held (8)

Connected entities (1)

Correspondent attorneys (7)

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.