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MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT

operating company0 patents now4 ever0 cases filed during tenure6 connections

Also seen as: Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Collateral Agent

PTAB exposure

3of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (3 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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    Ncypress_semiconductor_spansion["Cypress Semiconductor Corporation; Span…"]
    Nrovi_guides_rovi_solutions_rovi_tivo_solutions_veveo["ROVI GUIDES, INC., ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPO…"]
    Naptiv_digital_gemstar_development_index_systems_rovi_guides_["APTIV DIGITAL, INC., GEMSTAR DEVELOPMEN…"]
    Nrovi_solutions_rovi_rovi_guides_tivo_solutions_veveo["ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNO…"]
    Naptiv_digital_index_systems_gemstar_development_starsight_te["APTIV DIGITAL INC., INDEX SYSTEMS INC.,…"]
    Ncengage_learning["CENGAGE LEARNING, INC."]
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding["MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC."]
    Nmufg_union_bank_n_a["MUFG UNION BANK, N.A."]
    Nhps_investment_as_collateral_agent["HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC, AS COLLAT…"]
    Nadvanced_instructional_systems["Advanced Instructional Systems, Inc."]
    Ncredit_suisse_cayman_islands_branch["CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH"]
    Ncitibank_n_a["Citibank, N.A."]
    Ncypress_semiconductor_spansion -->|"2017 · Security Agreement · 9929240"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding_as_collateral_agent
    Nrovi_guides_rovi_solutions_rovi_tivo_solutions_veveo -->|"2019 · Patent Security Agreement · 9860595"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding_as_collateral_agent
    Naptiv_digital_gemstar_development_index_systems_rovi_guides_ -->|"2014 · Patent Security Agreement · 9235428"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding_as_collateral_agent
    Nrovi_solutions_rovi_rovi_guides_tivo_solutions_veveo -->|"2019 · Patent Security Agreement · 9235428"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding_as_collateral_agent
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding_as_collateral_agent -->|"2019 · Release of Security Interest in Patent Rights · 9235428"| Naptiv_digital_index_systems_gemstar_development_starsight_te
    Ncengage_learning -->|"2024 · Security Interest · US20170193836A1"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding_as_collateral_agent
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding -->|"2019 · Release · 9929240"| Ncypress_semiconductor_spansion
    Nmufg_union_bank_n_a -->|"2022 · Release · 6963505"| Ncypress_semiconductor_spansion
    Ncypress_semiconductor_spansion -->|"2015 · Security Interest · 8370543"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
    Nrovi_guides_rovi_solutions_rovi_tivo_solutions_veveo -->|"2019 · Security Interest · 9860595"| Nhps_investment_as_collateral_agent
    Nrovi_solutions_rovi_rovi_guides_tivo_solutions_veveo -->|"2019 · Security Interest · 9235428"| Nhps_investment_as_collateral_agent
    Nadvanced_instructional_systems -->|"2017 · Merger · US20170193836A1"| Ncengage_learning
    Ncengage_learning -->|"2018 · Security Agreement · US20170193836A1"| Ncredit_suisse_cayman_islands_branch
    Ncengage_learning -->|"2018 · Security Agreement · US20170193836A1"| Ncitibank_n_a
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    class Ncypress_semiconductor_spansion operating
    class Nrovi_guides_rovi_solutions_rovi_tivo_solutions_veveo operating
    class Naptiv_digital_gemstar_development_index_systems_rovi_guides_ npe
    class Nrovi_solutions_rovi_rovi_guides_tivo_solutions_veveo npe
    class Naptiv_digital_index_systems_gemstar_development_starsight_te npe
    class Ncengage_learning operating
    class Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding operating
    class Nmufg_union_bank_n_a operating
    class Nhps_investment_as_collateral_agent operating
    class Nadvanced_instructional_systems operating
    class Ncredit_suisse_cayman_islands_branch operating
    class Ncitibank_n_a operating

Patents previously held (4)

Connected entities (6)

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.