Asserter profile
Nippon Steel Corporation
operating company1 patent now4 ever0 cases filed during tenure5 connections
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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Nnippon_steel["Nippon Steel Corporation"]
Nhiroshi_suzuki["Hiroshi Suzuki"]
Nunited_module["United Module Corporation"]
Nhiroyuki_fukuchi_hirofumi_sato["Hiroyuki Fukuchi; Hirofumi Sato"]
Nkudo_yoshinobu["Kudo, Yoshinobu"]
Nkikuzo_sawada_yoshikazu_sugawara["Kikuzo Sawada; Yoshikazu Sugawara"]
Nmediatek["MEDIATEK, INC."]
Nmediatek_incorporation["MediaTek Incorporation"]
Nhiroshi_suzuki -->|"1996 · Assignment · 5751356"| Nnippon_steel
Nnippon_steel -->|"2004 · Assignment · 5751356"| Nunited_module
Nhiroyuki_fukuchi_hirofumi_sato -->|"1996 · Assignment · 5867819"| Nnippon_steel
Nnippon_steel -->|"2002 · Assignment · 5867819"| Nunited_module
Nkudo_yoshinobu -->|"1996 · Assignment · 5802068"| Nnippon_steel
Nnippon_steel -->|"2004 · Assignment · 5802068"| Nunited_module
Nkikuzo_sawada_yoshikazu_sugawara -->|"1995 · Assignment · 7102422"| Nnippon_steel
Nunited_module ==>|"⚖️ 2005 · Assignment · 5751356"| Nmediatek
Nunited_module -->|"2004 · Assignment · 5867819"| Nmediatek_incorporation
Nunited_module ==>|"⚖️ 2005 · Assignment · 5867819"| Nmediatek
Nunited_module ==>|"⚖️ 2005 · Assignment · 5802068"| Nmediatek
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 Nnippon_steel focal
class Nunited_module shell
class Nmediatek operating
class Nmediatek_incorporation operating
Patents currently held (1)
- US 71024221995-04-18 → present
Patents previously held (3)
- US 58020681996-06-03 → 2004-11-24
- US 57513561996-07-26 → 2004-11-24
- US 58678191996-09-27 → 2002-08-21
Connected entities (5)
- United Module Corporationshell LLC3 patents
- Hiroshi Suzukiindividual1 patent
- Hiroyuki Fukuchi; Hirofumi Satoindividual1 patent
- Kudo, Yoshinobuindividual1 patent
- Kikuzo Sawada; Yoshikazu Sugawaraindividual1 patent