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METROM RAIL, LLC

operating company8 patents now8 ever5 cases filed during tenure10 connections

Also seen as: Metrom Rail, LLC

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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    Nmetrom_rail["METROM RAIL, LLC"]
    Ncarlson_richard_c_cygnus_marc_w_gunther_kurt_a["Carlson, Richard C.; Cygnus, Marc W.; G…"]
    Nstrauch_mark["STRAUCH, Mark"]
    Nfaber_mark["FABER, Mark"]
    Nkmam["KMAM, LLC"]
    Nrichard_c_carlson_kurt_a_gunther_marc_w_cygnus["Richard C. Carlson; Kurt A. Gunther; Ma…"]
    Nrichard_carlson_kurt_gunther_sara_jo_woitel_marc_wayne_cygnu["Richard Carlson; Kurt Gunther; Sara Jo…"]
    Ncarlson_richard_cygnus_marc_wayne_gunther_kurt_plutt_john_al["CARLSON, RICHARD; CYGNUS, MARC WAYNE; G…"]
    Ncarlson_richard_c_cygnus_marc_wayne_gunther_kurt_alan_woitel["Carlson, Richard C.; Cygnus, Marc Wayne…"]
    Nrichard_carlson_marc_wayne_cygnus_kurt_gunther_john_albert_p["Richard Carlson; Marc Wayne Cygnus; Kur…"]
    Ncarlson_richard["CARLSON, RICHARD"]
    Ncarlson_richard_c_cygnus_marc_w_gunther_kurt_a -->|"2012 · Assignment · 8812227"| Nmetrom_rail
    Nmetrom_rail -->|"2013 · Security Agreement · 8812227"| Nstrauch_mark
    Nstrauch_mark -->|"2015 · Release · 8812227"| Nmetrom_rail
    Nfaber_mark -->|"2015 · Release · 8812227"| Nmetrom_rail
    Nkmam -->|"2015 · Release · 8812227"| Nmetrom_rail
    Nrichard_c_carlson_kurt_a_gunther_marc_w_cygnus ==>|"⚖️ 2015 · Assignment · 9731738"| Nmetrom_rail
    Nrichard_carlson_kurt_gunther_sara_jo_woitel_marc_wayne_cygnu ==>|"⚖️ 2019 · Assignment · 10737709"| Nmetrom_rail
    Ncarlson_richard_cygnus_marc_wayne_gunther_kurt_plutt_john_al ==>|"⚖️ 2018 · Assignment · 10179595"| Nmetrom_rail
    Ncarlson_richard_c_cygnus_marc_wayne_gunther_kurt_alan_woitel ==>|"⚖️ 2019 · Assignment · 10778363"| Nmetrom_rail
    Ncarlson_richard_c_cygnus_marc_w_gunther_kurt_a -->|"2019 · Assignment · 12258058"| Nmetrom_rail
    Nrichard_carlson_marc_wayne_cygnus_kurt_gunther_john_albert_p -->|"2017 · Assignment · 10336353"| Nmetrom_rail
    Ncarlson_richard -->|"2018 · Assignment · 10896589"| Nmetrom_rail
    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 Nmetrom_rail focal

Patents currently held (8)

Connected entities (10)