Asserter profile

SIERRA HOLDINGS CORP., AVAYA TECHNOLOGY, LLC, AVAYA, INC., VPNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC., OCTEL COMMUNICATIONS LLC

operating company0 patents now1 ever0 cases filed during tenure1 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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    Nsierra_avaya_technology_avaya_vpnet_octel_communications["SIERRA HOLDINGS CORP., AVAYA TECHNOLOGY…"]
    Nciticorp_usa["CITICORP USA, INC."]
    Nsierra_avaya["Sierra Holdings Corp., Avaya, Inc."]
    Navaya_sierra_avaya_technology_octel_communications_vpnet["AVAYA, INC., SIERRA HOLDINGS CORP., AVA…"]
    Nciticorp_usa -->|"2018 · Release by Secured Party · 7941677"| Nsierra_avaya_technology_avaya_vpnet_octel_communications
    Nciticorp_usa -->|"2018 · Release of Security Interest · 7193986"| Nsierra_avaya
    Nciticorp_usa -->|"2017 · Release by Secured Party · 8046619"| Navaya_sierra_avaya_technology_octel_communications_vpnet
    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 Nsierra_avaya_technology_avaya_vpnet_octel_communications focal
    class Nciticorp_usa operating
    class Nsierra_avaya operating
    class Navaya_sierra_avaya_technology_octel_communications_vpnet operating

Patents previously held (1)

Connected entities (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.