Asserter profile

PACIFIC WESTERN BANK

operating company1 patent now2 ever0 cases filed during tenure2 connections

PTAB exposure

1of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (1 total proceeding). 1 had claims invalidated.

Final written decisions are public record. The invalidation grounds usually carry over as § 102 / § 103 ammunition in district court — see IPR estoppel.

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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    Npacific_western_bank["PACIFIC WESTERN BANK"]
    Ncountertack["COUNTERTACK, INC."]
    Nlogic_tree["LOGIC TREE, LLC"]
    Ngosecure["GOSECURE, INC."]
    Nneuraliq["NEURALIQ, INC."]
    Nsquare_1_bank["SQUARE 1 BANK"]
    Nlogictree["Logictree Corporation"]
    Ncountertack -->|"2016 · Security Agreement · 9954872"| Npacific_western_bank
    Npacific_western_bank -->|"2018 · Release · 9954872"| Ncountertack
    Nlogic_tree -->|"2016 · Security Interest · 6941273"| Npacific_western_bank
    Ncountertack -->|"2023 · Change of Name · 9954872"| Ngosecure
    Ncountertack -->|"2023 · Change of Name · 9954872"| Ngosecure
    Nneuraliq -->|"2023 · Change of Name · 9954872"| Ncountertack
    Nlogic_tree -->|"2013 · Security Agreement · 6941273"| Nsquare_1_bank
    Nlogictree -->|"2013 · Assignment of Assignors' Interest · 6941273"| Nlogic_tree
    Nsquare_1_bank -->|"2015 · Assignment of Assignors' Interest · 6941273"| Nlogic_tree
    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 Npacific_western_bank focal
    class Ncountertack operating
    class Nlogic_tree operating
    class Ngosecure operating
    class Nlogictree operating

Patents currently held (1)

Patents previously held (1)

Connected entities (2)

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.