Asserter profile

Microsoft Corporation

operating company0 patents now8 ever0 cases filed during tenure11 connections

Also seen as: MICROSOFT CORPORATION

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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    Nmicrosoft["Microsoft Corporation"]
    Nsilicon_graphics["Silicon Graphics, Inc."]
    Nwalker_digital["Walker Digital, LLC"]
    Nmicrosoft_technology_licensing["Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC"]
    Nlamport_leslie_b["Lamport, Leslie B."]
    Nhazel_thomas_g["HAZEL, THOMAS G."]
    Nleslie_b_lamport["Leslie B. Lamport"]
    Ndinan_s_gunawardena_peter_b_key_laurent_massouli["Dinan S. Gunawardena; Peter B. Key; Lau…"]
    Nrajeev_surati_peter_l_beebee_leon_c_w_wong_sudhanshu_m_aggar["Rajeev Surati; Peter L. Beebee; Leon C.…"]
    Nrajeev_surati_peter_l_beebee_martin_r_calsyn_leon_c_w_wong_s["Rajeev Surati; Peter L. Beebee; Martin…"]
    Nzhao_jason_xiaobo_pearson_mark_guinn_julie_ann_hill_ryan_cha["ZHAO, JASON XIAOBO; PEARSON, MARK; GUIN…"]
    Nayyagari_arun_sheth_sachin_c_ganugapati_krishna_moore_timoth["Ayyagari, Arun; Sheth, Sachin C.; Ganug…"]
    Ngiuseppe_gennaro_jake_h_mcgowan_anne_p_wagner_kinney_wong_be["Giuseppe Gennaro, Jake H. McGowan, Anne…"]
    Nlinkedin["LinkedIn Corporation"]
    Nsilicon_graphics -->|"2002 · Assignment · 5742768"| Nmicrosoft
    Nmicrosoft ==>|"⚖️ 2010 · Assignment · 5742768"| Nwalker_digital
    Nmicrosoft -->|"2014 · Change of Name · 5742768"| Nmicrosoft_technology_licensing
    Nlamport_leslie_b -->|"2004 · Assignment · 7698465"| Nmicrosoft
    Nmicrosoft -->|"2014 · Assignment · 7698465"| Nmicrosoft_technology_licensing
    Nhazel_thomas_g -->|"2001 · Assignment · 7188317"| Nmicrosoft
    Nmicrosoft -->|"2014 · Assignment · 7188317"| Nmicrosoft_technology_licensing
    Nleslie_b_lamport -->|"2002 · Assignment · 7558883"| Nmicrosoft
    Nmicrosoft -->|"2014 · Assignment · 7558883"| Nmicrosoft_technology_licensing
    Nmicrosoft -->|"2014 · Assignment · 5699495"| Nmicrosoft_technology_licensing
    Ndinan_s_gunawardena_peter_b_key_laurent_massouli -->|"2003 · Assignment · 7225267"| Nmicrosoft
    Nmicrosoft -->|"2014 · Assignment · 7225267"| Nmicrosoft_technology_licensing
    Nrajeev_surati_peter_l_beebee_leon_c_w_wong_sudhanshu_m_aggar -->|"2000 · Assignment · 6260148"| Nmicrosoft
    Nrajeev_surati_peter_l_beebee_martin_r_calsyn_leon_c_w_wong_s -->|"2001 · Assignment · 6260148"| Nmicrosoft
    Nmicrosoft -->|"2014 · Assignment · 6260148"| Nmicrosoft_technology_licensing
    Nzhao_jason_xiaobo_pearson_mark_guinn_julie_ann_hill_ryan_cha -->|"2015 · Assignment · 9875009"| Nmicrosoft
    Nmicrosoft -->|"2015 · Assignment · 9875009"| Nmicrosoft_technology_licensing
    Nayyagari_arun_sheth_sachin_c_ganugapati_krishna_moore_timoth -->|"2001 · Assignment · 7120129"| Nmicrosoft
    Nmicrosoft -->|"2014 · Assignment · 7120129"| Nmicrosoft_technology_licensing
    Ngiuseppe_gennaro_jake_h_mcgowan_anne_p_wagner_kinney_wong_be -->|"1996 · Assignment · 5742768"| Nsilicon_graphics
    Nlinkedin -->|"2017 · Assignment · 9154536"| Nmicrosoft_technology_licensing
    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 Nmicrosoft focal
    class Nsilicon_graphics operating
    class Nwalker_digital npe
    class Nmicrosoft_technology_licensing operating
    class Nlinkedin operating

Patents previously held (8)

US 71883172001-06-13 → 2014-10-14
US 71201292001-07-23 → 2014-10-14
US 62601482001-08-14 → 2014-12-09
US 57427682002-01-24 → 2010-03-23
US 75588832002-12-16 → 2014-12-09
US 72252672003-01-27 → 2014-10-14
US 76984652004-11-23 → 2014-10-14
US 98750092015-03-24 → 2015-03-24

Connected entities (11)

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCoperating company9 patents
Silicon Graphics, Inc.operating company1 patent
Walker Digital, LLCNPE1 patent · ⚖️ 1
Lamport, Leslie B.individual1 patent
HAZEL, THOMAS G.individual1 patent
Leslie B. Lamportindividual1 patent
Dinan S. Gunawardena; Peter B. Key; Laurent Massouliéindividual1 patent
Rajeev Surati; Peter L. Beebee; Leon C. W. Wong; Sudhanshu M. Aggarwalindividual1 patent
Rajeev Surati; Peter L. Beebee; Martin R. Calsyn; Leon C. W. Wong; Sudhanshu M. Aggarwalindividual1 patent
ZHAO, JASON XIAOBO; PEARSON, MARK; GUINN, JULIE ANN; HILL, RYAN CHARLESindividual1 patent
Ayyagari, Arun; Sheth, Sachin C.; Ganugapati, Krishna; Moore, Timothy M.; Bahl, Pradeep; Peicu, Mihai S.; Teodorescu, Florinindividual1 patent

Correspondent attorneys (1)

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)· Merchant & Gould1 appearance