Asserter profile

NEC CORPORATION

operating company10 patents now15 ever2 cases filed during tenure19 connections

Also seen as: NEC Corporation

PTAB exposure

2of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (2 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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    Nnec["NEC CORPORATION"]
    Nnec_asia_pacific_pte["NEC ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD."]
    Nnagasaka_yorito["NAGASAKA, YORITO"]
    Nnec_asia_pacific_pte_singapore["NEC ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD., SINGAPORE"]
    Nsuzuki_kumiko["SUZUKI, KUMIKO"]
    Nkiyoshi_kirino_nobuyuki_mizukoshi_hideo_ishida["Kiyoshi Kirino, Nobuyuki Mizukoshi, Hid…"]
    Nnec_electronics["NEC Electronics Corporation"]
    Ngen_motoyoshi["Gen Motoyoshi"]
    Nmatsuda_katsushi["Matsuda, Katsushi"]
    Nhasegawa_osamu["HASEGAWA, OSAMU"]
    Ntakeo_oono["Takeo Oono"]
    Nhiroyuki_saito["Hiroyuki Saito"]
    Njuniper_networks["Juniper Networks, Inc."]
    Nhitoshi_okamura["Hitoshi Okamura"]
    Ninoshita_tetsuo["INOSHITA, TETSUO"]
    Nhisada_daichi_moribe_takeshi["HISADA, Daichi; MORIBE, Takeshi"]
    Narikuma_takeshi_tani_masahiro["Arikuma, Takeshi; Tani, Masahiro"]
    Nkitano_takatoshi["Kitano, Takatoshi"]
    Nebiyama_yukie["EBIYAMA, Yukie"]
    Nmatsuyama_yurie["MATSUYAMA, Yurie"]
    Nip_wave_pte["IP WAVE PTE. LTD."]
    Nip_wave_pte_singapore["IP WAVE PTE LTD., SINGAPORE"]
    Nrenesas_electronics["Renesas Electronics Corporation"]
    Nnetscreen["NetScreen Technologies, Inc."]
    Nnec -->|"2024 · Assignment · 11431431"| Nnec_asia_pacific_pte
    Nnec -->|"2024 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 10623095"| Nnec_asia_pacific_pte
    Nnagasaka_yorito -->|"2013 · Assignment · 9629265"| Nnec
    Nnec -->|"2023 · Assignment · 9629265"| Nnec_asia_pacific_pte_singapore
    Nsuzuki_kumiko -->|"2013 · Assignment · 9651320"| Nnec
    Nnec -->|"2023 · Assignment · 9651320"| Nnec_asia_pacific_pte
    Nnec -->|"2023 · Assignment · 9560177"| Nnec_asia_pacific_pte
    Nnec -->|"2023 · Assignment · 9482632"| Nnec_asia_pacific_pte
    Nnec -->|"2023 · Assignment · 9900249"| Nnec_asia_pacific_pte
    Nnec -->|"2024 · Assignment · 10404366"| Nnec_asia_pacific_pte
    Nnec -->|"2024 · Assignment · 10924188"| Nnec_asia_pacific_pte
    Nkiyoshi_kirino_nobuyuki_mizukoshi_hideo_ishida -->|"1998 · Assignment of Assignors' Interest · 6266324"| Nnec
    Nnec -->|"2002 · Assignment · 6266324"| Nnec_electronics
    Ngen_motoyoshi -->|"2015 · Assignment · 9635675"| Nnec
    Nnec -->|"2023 · Assignment · 10361789"| Nnec_asia_pacific_pte
    Nnec -->|"2024 · Assignment · 12009865"| Nnec_asia_pacific_pte
    Nmatsuda_katsushi -->|"2007 · Assignment · 7792775"| Nnec
    Nhasegawa_osamu -->|"2003 · Assignment · 7096016"| Nnec
    Ntakeo_oono -->|"2012 · Assignment · 9052204"| Nnec
    Nhiroyuki_saito -->|"2001 · Assignment · 7295515"| Nnec
    Nnec -->|"2005 · Assignment · 7295515"| Njuniper_networks
    Nhitoshi_okamura -->|"1995 · Assignment · 5619123"| Nnec
    Ninoshita_tetsuo ==>|"⚖️ 2020 · Assignment · 11537814"| Nnec
    Nhisada_daichi_moribe_takeshi ==>|"⚖️ 2019 · Assignment · 11210526"| Nnec
    Narikuma_takeshi_tani_masahiro ==>|"⚖️ 2017 · Assignment · 10970995"| Nnec
    Nkitano_takatoshi ==>|"⚖️ 2016 · Assignment · 10037467"| Nnec
    Nebiyama_yukie ==>|"⚖️ 2015 · Assignment · 9953240"| Nnec
    Nmatsuyama_yurie -->|"2017 · Assignment · 10374740"| Nnec
    Nnec -->|"2024 · Assignment · 10374740"| Nnec_asia_pacific_pte
    Nnec -->|"2023 · Assignment · 11095387"| Nnec_asia_pacific_pte
    Nnec -->|"2024 · Assignment · 11095387"| Nnec_asia_pacific_pte
    Nnec_asia_pacific_pte -->|"2024 · Assignment · 11431431"| Nip_wave_pte
    Nnec_asia_pacific_pte -->|"2024 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 10623095"| Nip_wave_pte
    Nnec_asia_pacific_pte -->|"2024 · Assignment · 9629265"| Nip_wave_pte_singapore
    Nnec_asia_pacific_pte -->|"2024 · Assignment · 9651320"| Nip_wave_pte
    Nnec_asia_pacific_pte -->|"2024 · Assignment · 9560177"| Nip_wave_pte
    Nnec_asia_pacific_pte -->|"2024 · Assignment · 9482632"| Nip_wave_pte
    Nnec_asia_pacific_pte -->|"2024 · Assignment · 9900249"| Nip_wave_pte
    Nnec_asia_pacific_pte -->|"2024 · Assignment · 10404366"| Nip_wave_pte
    Nnec_asia_pacific_pte -->|"2024 · Assignment · 10924188"| Nip_wave_pte
    Nnec_asia_pacific_pte -->|"2024 · Assignment · 10361789"| Nip_wave_pte
    Nnec_asia_pacific_pte -->|"2024 · Assignment · 12009865"| Nip_wave_pte
    Nnec_asia_pacific_pte -->|"2024 · Assignment · 10374740"| Nip_wave_pte
    Nnec_asia_pacific_pte -->|"2024 · Assignment · 11095387"| Nip_wave_pte
    Nnec_asia_pacific_pte -->|"2024 · Assignment · 11095387"| Nip_wave_pte
    Nnec_electronics -->|"2010 · Change of Name · 6266324"| Nrenesas_electronics
    Nnetscreen -->|"2004 · Assignment · 7095716"| Njuniper_networks
    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 Nnec focal
    class Nnec_asia_pacific_pte operating
    class Nnec_asia_pacific_pte_singapore operating
    class Nnec_electronics operating
    class Njuniper_networks operating
    class Nip_wave_pte npe
    class Nip_wave_pte_singapore shell
    class Nrenesas_electronics operating
    class Nnetscreen operating

Patents currently held (10)

Patents previously held (5)

Connected entities (19)

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.