Asserter profile

MSD LLC

operating company0 patents now3 ever0 cases filed during tenure4 connections

Also seen as: MSD, LLC

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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    Nmsd["MSD LLC"]
    Nautotronic_controls["Autotronic Controls Corporation"]
    Nmonroe_capital_management_advisors_as_agent["Monroe Capital Management Advisors, LLC…"]
    Nz_capital_commercial_finance_l_l_c["Z Capital Commercial Finance, L.L.C."]
    Nmonroe_capital_management_advisors["Monroe Capital Management Advisors, LLC"]
    Nbennett_richard_kirk_webber_douglas_david["BENNETT, RICHARD KIRK; WEBBER, DOUGLAS…"]
    Nwittkopf_michael_anthony_petersen_todd_alan["WITTKOPF, MICHAEL ANTHONY; PETERSEN, TO…"]
    Nwittkopf_michael_a_petersen_todd_a["Wittkopf, Michael A.; Petersen, Todd A."]
    Nrichard_k_bennett_douglas_d_webber["Richard K. Bennett; Douglas D. Webber"]
    Nautotronic_controls -->|"2017 · ASSIGNMENT · 9845740"| Nmsd
    Nautotronic_controls -->|"2017 · ASSIGNMENT · 9845740"| Nmsd
    Nautotronic_controls -->|"2013 · Assignment · 9303578"| Nmsd
    Nmsd -->|"2013 · Security Agreement · 9303578"| Nmonroe_capital_management_advisors_as_agent
    Nmsd -->|"2013 · Security Interest · 9303578"| Nz_capital_commercial_finance_l_l_c
    Nz_capital_commercial_finance_l_l_c -->|"2015 · Release of Security Interest in Patents · 9303578"| Nmsd
    Nmonroe_capital_management_advisors -->|"2015 · Release of Patent Security Interest · 9303578"| Nmsd
    Nautotronic_controls -->|"2013 · Assignment · 10094353"| Nmsd
    Nmsd -->|"2013 · Security Agreement · 10094353"| Nmonroe_capital_management_advisors_as_agent
    Nmsd -->|"2013 · Security Interest · 10094353"| Nz_capital_commercial_finance_l_l_c
    Nz_capital_commercial_finance_l_l_c -->|"2015 · Release of Security Interest in Patents · 10094353"| Nmsd
    Nmonroe_capital_management_advisors -->|"2015 · Release of Patent Security Interest · 10094353"| Nmsd
    Nbennett_richard_kirk_webber_douglas_david -->|"2017 · ASSIGNMENT · 9845740"| Nautotronic_controls
    Nwittkopf_michael_anthony_petersen_todd_alan -->|"2017 · ASSIGNMENT · 9845740"| Nautotronic_controls
    Nwittkopf_michael_a_petersen_todd_a -->|"2012 · Assignment · 9303578"| Nautotronic_controls
    Nrichard_k_bennett_douglas_d_webber -->|"2012 · Assignment · 10094353"| Nautotronic_controls
    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 Nmsd focal
    class Nautotronic_controls operating

Patents previously held (3)

Connected entities (4)

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.