Asserter profile

PANASONIC CORPORATION

operating company1 patent now17 ever0 cases filed during tenure14 connections

Also seen as: Panasonic Corporation · Panasonic Corp

PTAB exposure

12of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (13 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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    Npanasonic["PANASONIC CORPORATION"]
    Nyukimasa_hamamoto_masahiro_toki["Yukimasa Hamamoto, Masahiro Toki"]
    Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions["PANASONIC SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CO.,…"]
    Nmatsushita_electric_industrial["MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD."]
    Ncollabo_innovations["COLLABO INNOVATIONS, INC."]
    Nsatoru_ito_susumu_akamatsu_hiroshi_ohkawa_yoshiya_moriyama["Satoru Ito, Susumu Akamatsu, Hiroshi Oh…"]
    Nitou_satoru_kutsunai_toshie["ITOU, SATORU; KUTSUNAI, TOSHIE"]
    Nyoshihiro_sato_hisashi_ogawa["Yoshihiro Sato, Hisashi Ogawa"]
    Noptis_wireless_technology["Optis Wireless Technology, LLC"]
    Ninoue_shuji["Inoue, Shuji"]
    Nmochida_reiji_maruyama_takafumi_hamamoto_yukimasa["MOCHIDA, REIJI; MARUYAMA, TAKAFUMI; HAM…"]
    Nyamahira_seiji["YAMAHIRA, SEIJI"]
    Npanasonic_intellectual_property_of_america["PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORA…"]
    Nsugitani_toshiyuki["SUGITANI, TOSHIYUKI"]
    Npanasonic_intellectual_property_management["PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEM…"]
    Nnuvoton_technology_japan["NUVOTON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION JAPAN"]
    Nhamaguchi_toshifumi_kitao_yoshitaka_muramatsu_shinya_suginak["HAMAGUCHI, TOSHIFUMI; KITAO, YOSHITAKA;…"]
    Ntakeshi_harada["Takeshi Harada"]
    Nabe_kiyofumi_hagai_makoto_kadono_shinya_kondo_satoshi["ABE, KIYOFUMI; HAGAI, MAKOTO; KADONO, S…"]
    Nohmori_tetsuro_kojima_hiroshi_kojima_tomokazu_mizuki_makoto_["OHMORI, TETSURO, KOJIMA, HIROSHI, KOJIM…"]
    Npanasonic_formerly_matsushita_electric_industrial["Panasonic Corporation (formerly Matsush…"]
    Ncheng_jun_miyoshi_kenichi["CHENG, JUN; MIYOSHI, KENICHI"]
    Nwengerter_christian_golitschek_edler_von_elbwart_alexander_s["WENGERTER, CHRISTIAN; GOLITSCHEK EDLER…"]
    Nmatsushita_electronics["Matsushita Electronics Corporation"]
    Nkobayashi_yoshikazu["KOBAYASHI, Yoshikazu"]
    Nted_h_applebaum_jean_claude_junqua["Ted H. Applebaum; Jean-Claude Junqua"]
    Nhighbridge_principal_strategies_as_collateral_agent["Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC (a…"]
    Ncluster["Cluster, LLC"]
    Nwilmington_national_association["WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION"]
    Nhps_investment_formerly_highbridge_principal_strategies["HPS Investment Partners, LLC (formerly…"]
    Nhps_investment["HPS Investment Partners, LLC"]
    Nwilmington_national_association_as_collateral_agent["WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,…"]
    Nvideolabs["VideoLabs, Inc."]
    Nhps_investment_f_k_a_highbridge_principal_strategies["HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC (f.k.a. HI…"]
    Nhighbridge_principal_strategies["Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC"]
    Npanasonic_liquid_crystal_display["PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., L…"]
    Npaneltouch["PANELTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES LLC"]
    Nintertrust["Intertrust Technologies Corporation"]
    Nyukimasa_hamamoto_masahiro_toki -->|"2011 · Assignment of Assignors' Interest · 8400835"| Npanasonic
    Npanasonic -->|"2020 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 8400835"| Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions
    Nmatsushita_electric_industrial -->|"2008 · Change of Name · 7930575"| Npanasonic
    Ncollabo_innovations -->|"2014 · Lien · 7930575"| Npanasonic
    Npanasonic -->|"2014 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 7930575"| Ncollabo_innovations
    Nsatoru_ito_susumu_akamatsu_hiroshi_ohkawa_yoshiya_moriyama -->|"2014 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 8796779"| Npanasonic
    Npanasonic -->|"2020 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 8796779"| Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions
    Npanasonic -->|"2006 · Assignment · 7579227"| Nmatsushita_electric_industrial
    Nmatsushita_electric_industrial -->|"2008 · Change of Name · 7579227"| Npanasonic
    Npanasonic -->|"2020 · Assignment · 7579227"| Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions
    Npanasonic -->|"2020 · Assignment · 7923764"| Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions
    Npanasonic -->|"2020 · Assignment · 8587076"| Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions
    Nitou_satoru_kutsunai_toshie -->|"2012 · ASSIGNMENT · 8907425"| Npanasonic
    Npanasonic -->|"2020 · ASSIGNMENT · 8907425"| Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions
    Nyoshihiro_sato_hisashi_ogawa -->|"2009 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 8198686"| Npanasonic
    Npanasonic -->|"2020 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 8198686"| Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions
    Npanasonic -->|"2020 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 7632751"| Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions
    Npanasonic -->|"2020 · Assignment · 8329572"| Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions
    Nmatsushita_electric_industrial -->|"2009 · Change of Name · 7439623"| Npanasonic
    Npanasonic -->|"2020 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 7439623"| Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions
    Npanasonic -->|"2014 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 7769238"| Noptis_wireless_technology
    Ninoue_shuji -->|"2009 · Assignment · 8093830"| Npanasonic
    Nmatsushita_electric_industrial -->|"2008 · Change of Name · 7995047"| Npanasonic
    Nmochida_reiji_maruyama_takafumi_hamamoto_yukimasa -->|"2012 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 8593888"| Npanasonic
    Npanasonic -->|"2020 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 8593888"| Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions
    Nyamahira_seiji -->|"2009 · Assignment · 7969231"| Npanasonic
    Npanasonic -->|"2020 · Assignment · 7969231"| Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions
    Nmatsushita_electric_industrial -->|"2008 · Change of Name · 7777557"| Npanasonic
    Npanasonic -->|"2020 · Assignment · 7777557"| Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions
    Npanasonic -->|"2020 · Assignment · 7920018"| Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions
    Npanasonic -->|"2014 · Assignment · 8208569"| Noptis_wireless_technology
    Nmatsushita_electric_industrial -->|"2008 · CHANGE OF NAME · 7154961"| Npanasonic
    Npanasonic -->|"2014 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 7154961"| Npanasonic_intellectual_property_of_america
    Npanasonic -->|"2014 · Assignment · 7567622"| Npanasonic_intellectual_property_of_america
    Nmatsushita_electric_industrial -->|"2014 · Change of Name · 6166405"| Npanasonic
    Ncollabo_innovations -->|"2014 · Lien · 6166405"| Npanasonic
    Npanasonic ==>|"⚖️ 2014 · Assignment · 6166405"| Ncollabo_innovations
    Nmatsushita_electric_industrial -->|"2008 · Change of Name · 6449395"| Npanasonic
    Npanasonic -->|"2014 · Assignment · 8139878"| Noptis_wireless_technology
    Nmatsushita_electric_industrial -->|"2008 · Change of Name · 6463413"| Npanasonic
    Npanasonic -->|"2014 · Assignment · 6463413"| Npanasonic_intellectual_property_of_america
    Nsugitani_toshiyuki -->|"2014 · Assignment · 9113337"| Npanasonic
    Npanasonic -->|"2014 · Assignment · 9113337"| Npanasonic_intellectual_property_management
    Npanasonic -->|"2020 · Correction · 9113337"| Npanasonic_intellectual_property_management
    Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions -->|"2020 · Change of Name · 8400835"| Nnuvoton_technology_japan
    Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions -->|"2024 · Change of Name · 8796779"| Nnuvoton_technology_japan
    Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions -->|"2024 · Change of Name · 7579227"| Nnuvoton_technology_japan
    Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions -->|"2024 · Change of Name · 7923764"| Nnuvoton_technology_japan
    Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions -->|"2024 · Change of Name · 8587076"| Nnuvoton_technology_japan
    Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions -->|"2024 · ASSIGNMENT · 8907425"| Nnuvoton_technology_japan
    Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions -->|"2024 · Change of Name · 8198686"| Nnuvoton_technology_japan
    Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions -->|"2024 · CHANGE OF NAME · 7632751"| Nnuvoton_technology_japan
    Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions -->|"2024 · Assignment (Change of Name) · 8329572"| Nnuvoton_technology_japan
    Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions -->|"2024 · Change of Name · 7439623"| Nnuvoton_technology_japan
    Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions -->|"2020 · CHANGE OF NAME · 8593888"| Nnuvoton_technology_japan
    Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions -->|"2020 · Change of Name · 7969231"| Nnuvoton_technology_japan
    Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions -->|"2024 · Change of Name · 7777557"| Nnuvoton_technology_japan
    Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions -->|"2020 · Change of Name · 7920018"| Nnuvoton_technology_japan
    Nhamaguchi_toshifumi_kitao_yoshitaka_muramatsu_shinya_suginak -->|"2008 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 7930575"| Nmatsushita_electric_industrial
    Ntakeshi_harada -->|"2004 · Assignment of Assignor's Interest · 7439623"| Nmatsushita_electric_industrial
    Nabe_kiyofumi_hagai_makoto_kadono_shinya_kondo_satoshi -->|"2017 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 7769238"| Nmatsushita_electric_industrial
    Nohmori_tetsuro_kojima_hiroshi_kojima_tomokazu_mizuki_makoto_ -->|"2008 · Assignment · 7995047"| Nmatsushita_electric_industrial
    Npanasonic_formerly_matsushita_electric_industrial -->|"2008 · Assignment · 7777557"| Nmatsushita_electric_industrial
    Ncheng_jun_miyoshi_kenichi -->|"2017 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 8208569"| Nmatsushita_electric_industrial
    Nwengerter_christian_golitschek_edler_von_elbwart_alexander_s -->|"2004 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 7154961"| Nmatsushita_electric_industrial
    Nmatsushita_electronics -->|"2001 · Merger · 6166405"| Nmatsushita_electric_industrial
    Nkobayashi_yoshikazu -->|"1998 · Assignment · 6449395"| Nmatsushita_electric_industrial
    Nabe_kiyofumi_hagai_makoto_kadono_shinya_kondo_satoshi -->|"2017 · Assignment · 8139878"| Nmatsushita_electric_industrial
    Nted_h_applebaum_jean_claude_junqua -->|"1999 · Assignment · 6463413"| Nmatsushita_electric_industrial
    Noptis_wireless_technology -->|"2014 · Lien · 6604216"| Nhighbridge_principal_strategies_as_collateral_agent
    Ncluster -->|"2014 · Assignment · 6604216"| Noptis_wireless_technology
    Noptis_wireless_technology -->|"2014 · Security Interest · 6604216"| Nwilmington_national_association
    Nhps_investment_formerly_highbridge_principal_strategies -->|"2016 · Release · 6604216"| Noptis_wireless_technology
    Noptis_wireless_technology -->|"2014 · Security Agreement · 7769238"| Nhighbridge_principal_strategies_as_collateral_agent
    Noptis_wireless_technology -->|"2014 · Security Interest · 7769238"| Nwilmington_national_association
    Nhps_investment -->|"2016 · Release · 7769238"| Noptis_wireless_technology
    Nwilmington_national_association_as_collateral_agent -->|"2020 · Release · 7769238"| Noptis_wireless_technology
    Noptis_wireless_technology ==>|"⚖️ 2020 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 7769238"| Nvideolabs
    Noptis_wireless_technology -->|"2014 · Lien · 8208569"| Nhighbridge_principal_strategies_as_collateral_agent
    Noptis_wireless_technology -->|"2014 · Security Interest · 8208569"| Nwilmington_national_association
    Nhps_investment_f_k_a_highbridge_principal_strategies -->|"2016 · Release By Secured Party · 8208569"| Noptis_wireless_technology
    Noptis_wireless_technology -->|"2014 · Security Agreement · 8139878"| Nhighbridge_principal_strategies
    Noptis_wireless_technology -->|"2014 · Security Agreement · 8139878"| Nwilmington_national_association
    Nhps_investment -->|"2016 · Release · 8139878"| Noptis_wireless_technology
    Nwilmington_national_association -->|"2020 · Release · 8139878"| Noptis_wireless_technology
    Noptis_wireless_technology ==>|"⚖️ 2020 · Assignment · 8139878"| Nvideolabs
    Npanasonic_liquid_crystal_display -->|"2023 · Assignment · 8704762"| Npanasonic_intellectual_property_of_america
    Npanasonic_liquid_crystal_display -->|"2023 · Assignment · 9507477"| Npanasonic_intellectual_property_of_america
    Npanasonic_liquid_crystal_display -->|"2023 · NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT · 8803836"| Npanasonic_intellectual_property_of_america
    Npanasonic_liquid_crystal_display -->|"2023 · NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT · 9250758"| Npanasonic_intellectual_property_of_america
    Npanasonic_liquid_crystal_display -->|"2023 · Assignment · 11126025"| Npanasonic_intellectual_property_of_america
    Npanasonic_intellectual_property_of_america ==>|"⚖️ 2024 · Assignment · 11126025"| Npaneltouch
    Npanasonic_intellectual_property_of_america -->|"2016 · Assignment · 6463413"| Nintertrust
    Npanasonic_liquid_crystal_display -->|"2023 · Assignment · 7791704"| Npanasonic_intellectual_property_of_america
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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 Npanasonic focal
    class Npanasonic_semiconductor_solutions operating
    class Nmatsushita_electric_industrial operating
    class Ncollabo_innovations npe
    class Noptis_wireless_technology npe
    class Npanasonic_intellectual_property_of_america operating
    class Npanasonic_intellectual_property_management operating
    class Nnuvoton_technology_japan operating
    class Npanasonic_formerly_matsushita_electric_industrial operating
    class Nmatsushita_electronics operating
    class Nhighbridge_principal_strategies_as_collateral_agent operating
    class Ncluster shell
    class Nwilmington_national_association operating
    class Nhps_investment operating
    class Nwilmington_national_association_as_collateral_agent operating
    class Nvideolabs npe
    class Nhps_investment_f_k_a_highbridge_principal_strategies operating
    class Npanasonic_liquid_crystal_display operating
    class Npaneltouch npe
    class Nintertrust npe

Patents currently held (1)

US 64493952008-10-01 → present

Patents previously held (16)

US 71549612008-10-01 → 2014-05-27
US 64634132008-10-01 → 2014-05-27
US 79950472008-11-20 → 2014-02-03PTAB: discretionary denial
US 77775572008-11-20 → 2020-08-24PTAB: discretionary denial
US 75792272008-11-24 → 2020-05-27PTAB: discretionary denial
US 74396232009-03-23 → 2020-05-272 discretionary denials
US 79692312009-06-22 → 2020-08-17PTAB: discretionary denial
US 80938302009-09-22 → 2014-01-17PTAB: discretionary denial
US 81986862009-12-01 → 2020-08-20PTAB: discretionary denial
US 84008352011-06-17 → 2020-08-17PTAB: discretionary denial
US 85938882012-07-12 → 2020-08-17PTAB: discretionary denial
US 89074252012-09-21 → 2020-05-18PTAB: discretionary denial
US 79305752014-01-13 → 2014-05-26PTAB: discretionary denial
US 61664052014-01-13 → 2014-05-26
US 87967792014-01-15 → 2020-08-24PTAB: discretionary denial
US 91133372014-06-13 → 2014-11-10

Connected entities (14)

PANASONIC SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.operating company14 patents
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.operating company9 patents
Optis Wireless Technology, LLCNPE3 patents
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAoperating company3 patents
COLLABO INNOVATIONS, INC.NPE2 patents · ⚖️ 3
Yukimasa Hamamoto, Masahiro Tokiindividual1 patent
Satoru Ito, Susumu Akamatsu, Hiroshi Ohkawa, Yoshiya Moriyamaindividual1 patent
ITOU, SATORU; KUTSUNAI, TOSHIEindividual1 patent
Yoshihiro Sato, Hisashi Ogawaindividual1 patent
Inoue, Shujiindividual1 patent
MOCHIDA, REIJI; MARUYAMA, TAKAFUMI; HAMAMOTO, YUKIMASAindividual1 patent
YAMAHIRA, SEIJIindividual1 patent
SUGITANI, TOSHIYUKIindividual1 patent
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.operating company1 patent

Correspondent attorneys (8)

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)· Shinjyu Global IP1 appearance
(no name)· PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT1 appearance
(no name)· PANASONIC CORPORATION1 appearance
(no name)· MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY1 appearance
J. A. Bean· Panasonic Corporation1 appearance
(no name)· Panasonic Corporation, Legal Department1 appearance
KUDO, SHINYA1 appearance
David D. Kang· BAKER BOTTS1 appearance