Asserter profile
NIKE, INC.
operating company18 patents now18 ever8 cases filed during tenure18 connections
Also seen as: Nike, Inc. · NIKE, Inc.
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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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Nnike["NIKE, INC."]
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Ndua_bhupesh_thomas_edward_nathaniel["DUA, BHUPESH; THOMAS, EDWARD NATHANIEL"]
Nbhupesh_dua_adrian_meir_benjamin_a_shaffer["Bhupesh Dua; Adrian Meir; Benjamin A. S…"]
Ndaniel_a_podhajny_adrian_meir_daren_p_tatler["Daniel A. Podhajny; Adrian Meir; Daren…"]
Nphil_woodman_doug_d_wilken_tetsuya_t_minami_james_molyneux["Phil Woodman; Doug D. Wilken; Tetsuya T…"]
Nhudson_peter_a_auger_perry_w_morag_erez["HUDSON, PETER A.; AUGER, PERRY W.; MORA…"]
Nflintoff_timm_a["FLINTOFF, TIMM A."]
Nshane_s_kohatsu_chin_chen_huang_daniel_a_johnson_frederick_j["Shane S. Kohatsu; Chin-Chen Huang; Dani…"]
Nlevy_cassidy_r_hoffer_kevin_w_long_nicholas_r_seid_aaron_k["Levy, Cassidy R.; Hoffer, Kevin W.; Lon…"]
Nauger_perry_w_cavaliere_sergio["Auger, Perry W.; Cavaliere, Sergio"]
Npodhajny_daniel_a_meir_adrian ==>|"⚖️ 2015 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 9078488"| Nnike
Nhopkins_timothy_p_weast_aaron_b_orand_austin_j -->|"2019 · Assignment · 10617174"| Nnike
Nowings_andrew_a_toelle_haley_hopkins_timothy_p -->|"2019 · Assignment · 10617174"| Nnike
Nnike -->|"2017 · Assignment · 8801533"| Nkarsten_manufacturing
Nsurve_swatee_n -->|"2002 · Assignment · 7845023"| Nnike
Nbhupesh_dua_edward_nathaniel_thomas ==>|"⚖️ 2006 · Assignment · 9730484"| Nnike
Nadrian_meir ==>|"⚖️ 2015 · Assignment · 9375046"| Nnike
Nsusan_l_sokolowski_susanne_amalie_wolf_hochdoerffer ==>|"⚖️ 2006 · Assignment · 7637032"| Nnike
Nfahmi_windra_podhajny_daniel_a_dekovic_denis_lee_jeongwoo_se ==>|"⚖️ 2021 · Assignment · 11707105"| Nnike
Nbhupesh_dua_edward_nathaniel_thomas ==>|"⚖️ 2017 · Assignment · 9924758"| Nnike
Ndua_bhupesh_thomas_edward_nathaniel ==>|"⚖️ 2004 · Assignment · 9907350"| Nnike
Nbhupesh_dua_adrian_meir_benjamin_a_shaffer -->|"2015 · Assignment · 9510636"| Nnike
Ndaniel_a_podhajny_adrian_meir_daren_p_tatler ==>|"⚖️ 2013 · Assignment · 9060562"| Nnike
Nphil_woodman_doug_d_wilken_tetsuya_t_minami_james_molyneux ==>|"⚖️ 2016 · Assignment · 8898932"| Nnike
Ndua_bhupesh_thomas_edward_nathaniel ==>|"⚖️ 2008 · Assignment · 7814598"| Nnike
Ndua_bhupesh_thomas_edward_nathaniel -->|"2016 · Assignment · 9743705"| Nnike
Nhudson_peter_a_auger_perry_w_morag_erez -->|"2004 · Assignment · 6973746"| Nnike
Nflintoff_timm_a ==>|"⚖️ 2005 · Assignment · 6973746"| Nnike
Nshane_s_kohatsu_chin_chen_huang_daniel_a_johnson_frederick_j -->|"2018 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS' INTEREST · 10051917"| Nnike
Nlevy_cassidy_r_hoffer_kevin_w_long_nicholas_r_seid_aaron_k -->|"2021 · Assignment · 10098411"| Nnike
Nauger_perry_w_cavaliere_sergio ==>|"⚖️ 2012 · Assignment · 9314065"| Nnike
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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 Nnike focal
class Nkarsten_manufacturing operating
Patents currently held (18)
- US 78450232002-05-01 → present
- US 99073502004-07-21 → present
- Nike, Inc. v. New Balance Athletics, Inc. filed 2023-11-06
- Nike, Inc. v. adidas AG et al. filed 2021-12-08
- US 69737462005-12-08 → present
- Nike, Inc. v. Puma North America, Inc. filed 2018-05-03
- US 76370322006-07-18 → present
- Nike, Inc. v. Puma North America, Inc. filed 2018-05-03
- US 97304842006-11-10 → present
- Nike, Inc. v. New Balance Athletics, Inc. filed 2023-11-06
- Nike, Inc. v. lululemon usa inc. filed 2025-05-22
- US 78145982008-05-05 → present
- Nike, Inc. v. adidas AG et al. filed 2021-12-08
- US 93140652012-08-17 → present
- Nike, Inc. v. Puma North America, Inc. filed 2018-05-03
- US 90605622013-07-17 → present
- Nike, Inc. v. New Balance Athletics, Inc. filed 2023-11-06
- US 90784882015-01-23 → present
- Nike, Inc. v. Puma filed 2018-05-03
- Nike, Inc. v. Puma North America, Inc. filed 2018-05-03
- US 93750462015-01-23 → present
- Nike, Inc. v. Puma North America, Inc. filed 2018-05-03
- Nike, Inc. v. Lululemon USA Inc. filed 2025-04-23
- US 95106362016-06-07 → present
- Nike, Inc. v. New Balance Athletics, Inc. filed 2023-11-06
- US 88989322016-09-21 → present
- Nike, Inc. v. New Balance Athletics, Inc. filed 2023-11-06
- Nike, Inc. v. adidas AG et al. filed 2021-12-08
- US 97437052016-11-30 → present
- US 99247582017-08-01 → present
- Nike, Inc. v. New Balance Athletics, Inc. filed 2023-11-06
- US 100519172018-10-16 → present
- US 106171742019-04-12 → present
- US 117071052021-10-19 → present
- Nike, Inc. v. New Balance Athletics, Inc. filed 2023-11-06
- US 100984112021-11-02 → present
Connected entities (18)
- DUA, BHUPESH; THOMAS, EDWARD NATHANIELindividual3 patents · ⚖️ 3
- Bhupesh Dua; Edward Nathaniel Thomasindividual2 patents · ⚖️ 3
- PODHAJNY, DANIEL A., MEIR, ADRIANindividual1 patent · ⚖️ 2
- HOPKINS, Timothy P.; WEAST, AARON B.; ORAND, AUSTIN J.individual1 patent
- OWINGS, ANDREW A.; TOELLE, HALEY; HOPKINS, Timothy P.individual1 patent
- KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONoperating company1 patent
- SURVE, SWATEE N.individual1 patent
- Adrian Meirindividual1 patent · ⚖️ 2
- Susan L. Sokolowski; Susanne Amalie Wolf-Hochdoerfferindividual1 patent · ⚖️ 1
- FAHMI, WINDRA; PODHAJNY, DANIEL A.; DEKOVIC, DENIS; LEE, JEONGWOO; SEAMARKS, KARL; WILKEN, DOUG D.; DROEGE, JOHNindividual1 patent · ⚖️ 1
- Bhupesh Dua; Adrian Meir; Benjamin A. Shafferindividual1 patent
- Daniel A. Podhajny; Adrian Meir; Daren P. Tatlerindividual1 patent · ⚖️ 1
- Phil Woodman; Doug D. Wilken; Tetsuya T. Minami; James Molyneuxindividual1 patent · ⚖️ 2
- HUDSON, PETER A.; AUGER, PERRY W.; MORAG, EREZindividual1 patent
- FLINTOFF, TIMM A.individual1 patent · ⚖️ 1
- Shane S. Kohatsu; Chin-Chen Huang; Daniel A. Johnson; Frederick J. Dojanindividual1 patent
- Levy, Cassidy R.; Hoffer, Kevin W.; Long, Nicholas R.; Seid, Aaron K.individual1 patent
- Auger, Perry W.; Cavaliere, Sergioindividual1 patent · ⚖️ 1
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)· NIKE, INC.1 appearance