Asserter profile

MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.

operating company1 patent now12 ever0 cases filed during tenure11 connections

Also seen as: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. · Matsushita Electric Industrial Co 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"]
    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"]
    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
    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_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
    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

Patents currently held (1)

Patents previously held (11)

Connected entities (11)

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.