Asserter profile

MERUS B.V.

operating company0 patents now2 ever0 cases filed during tenure5 connections

PTAB exposure

2of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (2 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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    Nmerus_b_v["MERUS B.V."]
    Nde_kruif_cornelis_a_hendriks_linda_johanna_aleida_logtenberg["DE KRUIF, CORNELIS A., HENDRIKS, Linda…"]
    Nmerus["MERUS N.V."]
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding["MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC."]
    Nwilmington_national_association["WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION"]
    Nde_kruif_cornelis_adriaan_hendriks_linda_johanna_aleida_logt["DE KRUIF, CORNELIS ADRIAAN; HENDRIKS, L…"]
    Ncypress_semiconductor_spansion["Cypress Semiconductor Corporation; Span…"]
    Ncypress_semiconductor["Cypress Semiconductor Corporation"]
    Natmel["ATMEL CORPORATION"]
    Nrovi_guides_veveo_rovi_tivo_solutions_rovi_solutions["ROVI GUIDES, INC., VEVEO, INC., ROVI TE…"]
    Nrovi_solutions_tivo_solutions_veveo_rovi_rovi_guides["ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION, TIVO SOLUTI…"]
    Npolycom_vivu["POLYCOM, INC., VIVU, INC."]
    Noptis_wireless_technology["OPTIS WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY, LLC"]
    Navaya_avaya_integrated_cabinet_solutions_avaya_management_in["Avaya Inc., Avaya Integrated Cabinet So…"]
    Ncorel_corel_corel_us_winzip_computing_winzip_computing_winzi["COREL CORPORATION, COREL INC., COREL US…"]
    Nde_kruif_cornelis_a_hendriks_linda_johanna_aleida_logtenberg -->|"2013 · Assignment · 9358286"| Nmerus_b_v
    Nmerus_b_v -->|"2016 · Change of Name · 9358286"| Nmerus
    Nmerus_b_v -->|"2026 · Security Interest · 9358286"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
    Nmerus_b_v -->|"2026 · Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Patents · 9358286"| Nwilmington_national_association
    Nde_kruif_cornelis_adriaan_hendriks_linda_johanna_aleida_logt -->|"2024 · Assignment · 11926859"| Nmerus_b_v
    Nmerus_b_v -->|"2024 · Change of Name · 11926859"| Nmerus
    Nmerus_b_v -->|"2026 · Security Interest · 11926859"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
    Nmerus_b_v -->|"2026 · Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Patents · 11926859"| Nwilmington_national_association
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding -->|"2019 · Release · 9929240"| Ncypress_semiconductor_spansion
    Ncypress_semiconductor -->|"2015 · Security Agreement · 6963505"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
    Natmel -->|"2015 · Security Agreement · 9280220"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding -->|"2016 · Release · 9280220"| Natmel
    Natmel -->|"2014 · PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT · 9933866"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding -->|"2016 · TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT COLLATERAL · 9933866"| Natmel
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding -->|"2020 · Release of Security Interest · 9860595"| Nrovi_guides_veveo_rovi_tivo_solutions_rovi_solutions
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding -->|"2020 · Release by Secured Party · 9235428"| Nrovi_solutions_tivo_solutions_veveo_rovi_rovi_guides
    Ncypress_semiconductor_spansion -->|"2015 · Security Interest · 8370543"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding -->|"2019 · Release By Secured Party · 8370543"| Ncypress_semiconductor
    Npolycom_vivu -->|"2013 · Security Agreement · 6760749"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding -->|"2016 · Release Of Security Interest · 6760749"| Npolycom_vivu
    Noptis_wireless_technology -->|"2014 · Security Interest · 6604216"| Nwilmington_national_association
    Noptis_wireless_technology -->|"2014 · Security Interest · 7769238"| Nwilmington_national_association
    Noptis_wireless_technology -->|"2014 · Security Interest · 8208569"| Nwilmington_national_association
    Navaya_avaya_integrated_cabinet_solutions_avaya_management_in -->|"2020 · Security Interest · 7193986"| Nwilmington_national_association
    Ncorel_corel_corel_us_winzip_computing_winzip_computing_winzi -->|"2013 · Security Agreement · 8700996"| Nwilmington_national_association
    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 Nmerus_b_v focal
    class Nmerus operating
    class Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding operating
    class Nwilmington_national_association operating
    class Ncypress_semiconductor_spansion operating
    class Ncypress_semiconductor operating
    class Natmel operating
    class Nrovi_guides_veveo_rovi_tivo_solutions_rovi_solutions operating
    class Nrovi_solutions_tivo_solutions_veveo_rovi_rovi_guides npe
    class Npolycom_vivu operating
    class Noptis_wireless_technology npe
    class Navaya_avaya_integrated_cabinet_solutions_avaya_management_in operating
    class Ncorel_corel_corel_us_winzip_computing_winzip_computing_winzi operating

Patents previously held (2)

Connected entities (5)

Correspondent attorneys (2)

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.