Asserter profile
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
operating company3 patents now17 ever0 cases filed during tenure18 connections
Also seen as: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. · Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd · Matsushita Electric Industrial Company, Ltd.
PTAB exposure
6of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (7 total proceedings).
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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Nmatsushita_electric_industrial["Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd."]
Nhamaguchi_toshifumi_kitao_yoshitaka_muramatsu_shinya_suginak["HAMAGUCHI, TOSHIFUMI; KITAO, YOSHITAKA;…"]
Npanasonic["PANASONIC CORPORATION"]
Ntakeshi_harada["Takeshi Harada"]
Nabe_kiyofumi_hagai_makoto_kadono_shinya_kondo_satoshi["ABE, KIYOFUMI; HAGAI, MAKOTO; KADONO, S…"]
Nohmori_tetsuro_kojima_hiroshi_kojima_tomokazu_mizuki_makoto_["OHMORI, TETSURO, KOJIMA, HIROSHI, KOJIM…"]
Npanasonic_formerly_matsushita_electric_industrial["PANASONIC CORPORATION (FORMERLY MATSUSH…"]
Ncheng_jun_miyoshi_kenichi["CHENG, JUN; MIYOSHI, KENICHI"]
Nwengerter_christian_golitschek_edler_von_elbwart_alexander_s["WENGERTER, CHRISTIAN; GOLITSCHEK EDLER…"]
Nmatsushita_electronics["Matsushita Electronics Corporation"]
Nkobayashi_yoshikazu["KOBAYASHI, Yoshikazu"]
Nted_h_applebaum_jean_claude_junqua["Ted H. Applebaum; Jean-Claude Junqua"]
Nyuji_kanno["Yuji Kanno"]
Nmorimura_atsushi_nakagawa_masamichi_nobori_kunio_okamoto_shu["MORIMURA, ATSUSHI; NAKAGAWA, MASAMICHI;…"]
Nmasaki_hayashi_kazuyuki_miya_toyoki_ue_katsuhiko_hiramatsu["Masaki Hayashi; Kazuyuki Miya; Toyoki U…"]
Nryuji_yasukohchi_akio_uesugi_masaki_satch["Ryuji Yasukohchi; Akio Uesugi; Masaki S…"]
Nmasaki_satoh["Masaki Satoh"]
Nryuji_yasukohchi_akio_uesugi_masaki_satoh_noriko_tanaka["Ryuji Yasukohchi; Akio Uesugi; Masaki S…"]
Njens_bachmann_rolf_hakenberg["Jens Bachmann; Rolf Hakenberg"]
Nyukimasa_hamamoto_masahiro_toki["Yukimasa Hamamoto, Masahiro Toki"]
Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions["PANASONIC SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CO.,…"]
Ncollabo_innovations["COLLABO INNOVATIONS, INC."]
Nsatoru_ito_susumu_akamatsu_hiroshi_ohkawa_yoshiya_moriyama["Satoru Ito, Susumu Akamatsu, Hiroshi Oh…"]
Nitou_satoru_kutsunai_toshie["ITOU, SATORU; KUTSUNAI, TOSHIE"]
Nyoshihiro_sato_hisashi_ogawa["Yoshihiro Sato, Hisashi Ogawa"]
Noptis_wireless_technology["Optis Wireless Technology, LLC"]
Ninoue_shuji["Inoue, Shuji"]
Nmochida_reiji_maruyama_takafumi_hamamoto_yukimasa["MOCHIDA, REIJI; MARUYAMA, TAKAFUMI; HAM…"]
Nyamahira_seiji["YAMAHIRA, SEIJI"]
Npanasonic_intellectual_property_of_america["Panasonic Intellectual Property Corpora…"]
Nsugitani_toshiyuki["SUGITANI, TOSHIYUKI"]
Npanasonic_intellectual_property_management["PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEM…"]
Ngodo_kaisha_ip_bridge_1["GODO KAISHA IP BRIDGE 1"]
Ninventergy["Inventergy, Inc."]
Nwakai_ryohei_fujita_takahisa_kawamura_yuzo["Wakai, Ryohei; Fujita, Takahisa; Kawamu…"]
Ntoshihiro_kuriyama_and_syouji_tanaka["Toshihiro Kuriyama and Syouji Tanaka"]
Nhamaguchi_toshifumi_kitao_yoshitaka_muramatsu_shinya_suginak -->|"2008 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 7930575"| Nmatsushita_electric_industrial
Nmatsushita_electric_industrial -->|"2008 · Change of Name · 7930575"| Npanasonic
Npanasonic -->|"2006 · Assignment · 7579227"| Nmatsushita_electric_industrial
Nmatsushita_electric_industrial -->|"2008 · Change of Name · 7579227"| Npanasonic
Ntakeshi_harada -->|"2004 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 7439623"| Nmatsushita_electric_industrial
Nmatsushita_electric_industrial -->|"2009 · Change of Name · 7439623"| Npanasonic
Nabe_kiyofumi_hagai_makoto_kadono_shinya_kondo_satoshi -->|"2017 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 7769238"| Nmatsushita_electric_industrial
Nohmori_tetsuro_kojima_hiroshi_kojima_tomokazu_mizuki_makoto_ -->|"2008 · Assignment · 7995047"| Nmatsushita_electric_industrial
Nmatsushita_electric_industrial -->|"2008 · Change of Name · 7995047"| Npanasonic
Npanasonic_formerly_matsushita_electric_industrial -->|"2008 · Assignment · 7777557"| Nmatsushita_electric_industrial
Nmatsushita_electric_industrial -->|"2008 · Change of Name · 7777557"| Npanasonic
Ncheng_jun_miyoshi_kenichi -->|"2017 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 8208569"| Nmatsushita_electric_industrial
Nwengerter_christian_golitschek_edler_von_elbwart_alexander_s -->|"2004 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 7154961"| Nmatsushita_electric_industrial
Nmatsushita_electric_industrial -->|"2008 · CHANGE OF NAME · 7154961"| Npanasonic
Nmatsushita_electronics -->|"2001 · Merger · 6166405"| Nmatsushita_electric_industrial
Nmatsushita_electric_industrial -->|"2014 · Change of Name · 6166405"| Npanasonic
Nkobayashi_yoshikazu -->|"1998 · Assignment · 6449395"| Nmatsushita_electric_industrial
Nmatsushita_electric_industrial -->|"2008 · Change of Name · 6449395"| Npanasonic
Nabe_kiyofumi_hagai_makoto_kadono_shinya_kondo_satoshi -->|"2017 · Assignment · 8139878"| Nmatsushita_electric_industrial
Nted_h_applebaum_jean_claude_junqua -->|"1999 · Assignment · 6463413"| Nmatsushita_electric_industrial
Nmatsushita_electric_industrial -->|"2008 · Change of Name · 6463413"| Npanasonic
Nyuji_kanno -->|"1996 · Assignment · 5835892"| Nmatsushita_electric_industrial
Nmatsushita_electric_industrial -->|"2008 · Change of Name · 5835892"| Npanasonic
Nmorimura_atsushi_nakagawa_masamichi_nobori_kunio_okamoto_shu -->|"2001 · Assignment · 7161616"| Nmatsushita_electric_industrial
Nmasaki_hayashi_kazuyuki_miya_toyoki_ue_katsuhiko_hiramatsu -->|"1999 · Assignment · 6611509"| Nmatsushita_electric_industrial
Nmatsushita_electric_industrial -->|"2008 · Change of Name · 6611509"| Npanasonic
Nryuji_yasukohchi_akio_uesugi_masaki_satch -->|"1998 · Assignment · 6278837"| Nmatsushita_electric_industrial
Nmasaki_satoh -->|"2001 · Correction · 6278837"| Nmatsushita_electric_industrial
Nryuji_yasukohchi_akio_uesugi_masaki_satoh_noriko_tanaka -->|"2003 · Correction · 6278837"| Nmatsushita_electric_industrial
Njens_bachmann_rolf_hakenberg -->|"2007 · Assignment · 7969931"| Nmatsushita_electric_industrial
Nmatsushita_electric_industrial -->|"2008 · Change of Name · 7969931"| Npanasonic
Nyukimasa_hamamoto_masahiro_toki -->|"2011 · Assignment of Assignors' Interest · 8400835"| Npanasonic
Npanasonic -->|"2020 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 8400835"| Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions
Ncollabo_innovations -->|"2014 · Lien · 7930575"| Npanasonic
Npanasonic -->|"2014 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 7930575"| Ncollabo_innovations
Nsatoru_ito_susumu_akamatsu_hiroshi_ohkawa_yoshiya_moriyama -->|"2014 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 8796779"| Npanasonic
Npanasonic -->|"2020 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 8796779"| Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions
Npanasonic -->|"2020 · Assignment · 7579227"| Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions
Npanasonic -->|"2020 · Assignment · 7923764"| Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions
Npanasonic -->|"2020 · Assignment · 8587076"| Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions
Nitou_satoru_kutsunai_toshie -->|"2012 · ASSIGNMENT · 8907425"| Npanasonic
Npanasonic -->|"2020 · ASSIGNMENT · 8907425"| Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions
Nyoshihiro_sato_hisashi_ogawa -->|"2009 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 8198686"| Npanasonic
Npanasonic -->|"2020 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 8198686"| Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions
Npanasonic -->|"2020 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 7632751"| Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions
Npanasonic -->|"2020 · Assignment · 8329572"| Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions
Npanasonic -->|"2020 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 7439623"| Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions
Npanasonic -->|"2014 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 7769238"| Noptis_wireless_technology
Ninoue_shuji -->|"2009 · Assignment · 8093830"| Npanasonic
Nmochida_reiji_maruyama_takafumi_hamamoto_yukimasa -->|"2012 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 8593888"| Npanasonic
Npanasonic -->|"2020 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 8593888"| Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions
Nyamahira_seiji -->|"2009 · Assignment · 7969231"| Npanasonic
Npanasonic -->|"2020 · Assignment · 7969231"| Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions
Npanasonic -->|"2020 · Assignment · 7777557"| Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions
Npanasonic -->|"2020 · Assignment · 7920018"| Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions
Npanasonic -->|"2014 · Assignment · 8208569"| Noptis_wireless_technology
Npanasonic -->|"2014 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 7154961"| Npanasonic_intellectual_property_of_america
Npanasonic -->|"2014 · Assignment · 7567622"| Npanasonic_intellectual_property_of_america
Ncollabo_innovations -->|"2014 · Lien · 6166405"| Npanasonic
Npanasonic ==>|"⚖️ 2014 · Assignment · 6166405"| Ncollabo_innovations
Npanasonic -->|"2014 · Assignment · 8139878"| Noptis_wireless_technology
Npanasonic -->|"2014 · Assignment · 6463413"| Npanasonic_intellectual_property_of_america
Nsugitani_toshiyuki -->|"2014 · Assignment · 9113337"| Npanasonic
Npanasonic -->|"2014 · Assignment · 9113337"| Npanasonic_intellectual_property_management
Npanasonic -->|"2020 · Correction · 9113337"| Npanasonic_intellectual_property_management
Npanasonic -->|"2015 · Assignment · 9736839"| Ngodo_kaisha_ip_bridge_1
Npanasonic -->|"2013 · Assignment · 6611509"| Ninventergy
Npanasonic -->|"2020 · Assignment · 8334597"| Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions
Nwakai_ryohei_fujita_takahisa_kawamura_yuzo -->|"2013 · Assignment · 8874474"| Npanasonic
Npanasonic -->|"2014 · Assignment · 8874474"| Npanasonic_intellectual_property_of_america
Npanasonic -->|"2014 · Assignment · 9258558"| Npanasonic_intellectual_property_of_america
Npanasonic -->|"2014 · Assignment · 7969931"| Npanasonic_intellectual_property_of_america
Npanasonic_formerly_matsushita_electric_industrial -->|"2014 · Assignment · 8093830"| Ngodo_kaisha_ip_bridge_1
Npanasonic_formerly_matsushita_electric_industrial -->|"2014 · Assignment · 7995047"| Ngodo_kaisha_ip_bridge_1
Npanasonic_formerly_matsushita_electric_industrial -->|"2014 · Assignment · 9736839"| Ngodo_kaisha_ip_bridge_1
Ntoshihiro_kuriyama_and_syouji_tanaka -->|"1999 · Assignment · 6166405"| Nmatsushita_electronics
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 Nmatsushita_electric_industrial focal
class Npanasonic operating
class Npanasonic_formerly_matsushita_electric_industrial operating
class Nmatsushita_electronics operating
class Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions operating
class Ncollabo_innovations npe
class Noptis_wireless_technology npe
class Npanasonic_intellectual_property_of_america operating
class Npanasonic_intellectual_property_management operating
class Ngodo_kaisha_ip_bridge_1 npe
class Ninventergy npe
Patents currently held (3)
- US 71616162001-04-13 → present
- US 62788372003-01-29 → present
- US 82085692017-11-12 → present
Patents previously held (14)
- US 58358921996-05-28 → 2008-10-01
- US 64493951998-10-21 → 2008-10-01
- US 66115091999-03-09 → 2008-10-01
- US 64634131999-04-20 → 2008-10-01
- US 61664052001-07-17 → 2014-01-08
- US 71549612004-09-15 → 2008-10-01
- US 79699312007-10-03 → 2008-11-24
- US 81398782017-11-12 → 2020-11-16
Connected entities (18)
- PANASONIC CORPORATIONoperating company12 patents
- ABE, KIYOFUMI; HAGAI, MAKOTO; KADONO, SHINYA; KONDO, SATOSHIindividual2 patents
- HAMAGUCHI, TOSHIFUMI; KITAO, YOSHITAKA; Muramatsu, Shinya; SUGINAKA, YUKARIindividual1 patent
- Takeshi Haradaindividual1 patent
- OHMORI, TETSURO, KOJIMA, HIROSHI, KOJIMA, TOMOKAZU, MIZUKI, MAKOTO, NISHI, KAZUYOSHIindividual1 patent
- PANASONIC CORPORATION (FORMERLY MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.)operating company1 patent
- CHENG, JUN; MIYOSHI, KENICHIindividual1 patent
- WENGERTER, CHRISTIAN; GOLITSCHEK EDLER VON ELBWART, ALEXANDER; SEIDEL, EIKOindividual1 patent
- Matsushita Electronics Corporationoperating company1 patent
- KOBAYASHI, Yoshikazuindividual1 patent
- Ted H. Applebaum; Jean-Claude Junquaindividual1 patent
- Yuji Kannoindividual1 patent
- MORIMURA, ATSUSHI; NAKAGAWA, MASAMICHI; NOBORI, KUNIO; OKAMOTO, SHUSAKUindividual1 patent
- Masaki Hayashi; Kazuyuki Miya; Toyoki Ue; Katsuhiko Hiramatsuindividual1 patent
- Ryuji Yasukohchi; Akio Uesugi; Masaki Satchindividual1 patent
- Masaki Satohindividual1 patent
- Ryuji Yasukohchi; Akio Uesugi; Masaki Satoh; Noriko Tanakaindividual1 patent
- Jens Bachmann; Rolf Hakenbergindividual1 patent
Correspondent attorneys (4)
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.
- (no name)· MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY2 appearances
- (no name)· GREENBLUM AND BERNSTEIN1 appearance
- David D. Kang· BAKER BOTTS1 appearance
- W. David Boston1 appearance