Asserter profile

MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION

operating company2 patents now3 ever1 cases filed during tenure3 connections

PTAB exposure

3of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (3 total proceedings). 2 currently have active 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.

flowchart LR
    Nmilwaukee_electric_tool["MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION"]
    Nhyma_steven_w_squiers_grant_t_hoppe_christopher_s["HYMA, STEVEN W., SQUIERS, GRANT T., HOP…"]
    Nkhangar_abhijeet_a_vitas_jonathan_f["KHANGAR, ABHIJEET A., VITAS, JONATHAN F."]
    Nhoppe_christopher_s_blumenthal_aaron_s_thurner_jason_d["HOPPE, CHRISTOPHER S., BLUMENTHAL, AARO…"]
    Nhyma_steven_w_squiers_grant_t_hoppe_christopher_s -->|"2023 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 11952167"| Nmilwaukee_electric_tool
    Nkhangar_abhijeet_a_vitas_jonathan_f ==>|"⚖️ 2021 · Assignment · 11656067"| Nmilwaukee_electric_tool
    Nhoppe_christopher_s_blumenthal_aaron_s_thurner_jason_d -->|"2023 · Assignment · 11857064"| Nmilwaukee_electric_tool
    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 Nmilwaukee_electric_tool focal

Patents currently held (2)

US 116560672021-08-13 → presentPTAB challenge active
- Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation v. Klein Tools, Inc. filed 2025-04-29
US 118570642023-10-10 → presentPTAB challenge active

Patents previously held (1)

US 119521672023-06-13 → 2023-06-13PTAB: discretionary denial

Connected entities (3)

HYMA, STEVEN W., SQUIERS, GRANT T., HOPPE, CHRISTOPHER S.individual1 patent
KHANGAR, ABHIJEET A., VITAS, JONATHAN F.individual1 patent · ⚖️ 1
HOPPE, CHRISTOPHER S., BLUMENTHAL, AARON S., THURNER, JASON D.individual1 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)· MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH2 appearances