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QUARTERHILL INC.

NPE0 patents now5 ever0 cases filed during tenure2 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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    Nquarterhill["QUARTERHILL INC."]
    Nwi_lan["WI-LAN INC."]
    Nquarterhill_wi_lan["QUARTERHILL INC., WI-LAN INC."]
    Nensemble_communications["ENSEMBLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC."]
    Nnextwave_broadband["NEXTWAVE BROADBAND INC."]
    Nwi_lan -->|"2017 · Merger and Change of Name · 8311040"| Nquarterhill
    Nquarterhill -->|"2017 · Assignment · 8311040"| Nwi_lan
    Nwi_lan -->|"2017 · Merger · 8259688"| Nquarterhill
    Nquarterhill ==>|"⚖️ 2017 · Assignment · 8259688"| Nwi_lan
    Nwi_lan -->|"2017 · MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME · 8315640"| Nquarterhill
    Nquarterhill -->|"2017 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 8315640"| Nwi_lan
    Nwi_lan -->|"2017 · MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME · 8457145"| Nquarterhill
    Nquarterhill -->|"2017 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 8457145"| Nwi_lan
    Nquarterhill_wi_lan -->|"2017 · Merger · 8537757"| Nquarterhill
    Nquarterhill -->|"2017 · Assignment · 8537757"| Nwi_lan
    Nensemble_communications -->|"2010 · Assignment · 8311040"| Nwi_lan
    Nnextwave_broadband -->|"2009 · Assignment · 8259688"| Nwi_lan
    Nensemble_communications -->|"2010 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 8315640"| Nwi_lan
    Nensemble_communications -->|"2013 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 8457145"| Nwi_lan
    Nensemble_communications -->|"2012 · Assignment · 8537757"| Nwi_lan
    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 Nquarterhill focal
    class Nwi_lan npe
    class Nquarterhill_wi_lan npe
    class Nensemble_communications operating
    class Nnextwave_broadband operating

Patents previously held (5)

Connected entities (2)

Correspondent attorneys (4)

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.