Asserter profile

Smart Mobile, Inc.

NPE11 patents now11 ever16 cases filed during tenure12 connections

Also seen as: SMART MOBILE INC · SMART MOBILE, INC. · Smart Mobile Inc · Smart Mobile Technologies LLC · SMART MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES LLC · +1 more

PTAB exposure

5of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (5 total proceedings). 3 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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    Nip -->|"2015 · Assignment · 9049119"| Nsmart_mobile
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    Nip -->|"2015 · Assignment · 9019946"| Nsmart_mobile
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    Nip -->|"2015 · Assignment · 8842653"| Nsmart_mobile
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    Nip -->|"2015 · Assignment · 8824434"| Nsmart_mobile
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    Nsmart_mobile -->|"2020 · Assignment · 8472937"| Nsmart_mobile_texas
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    Nraman_k_rao_sunil_k_rao_sanjay_k_rao -->|"2008 · Assignment · 9756168"| Nip
    Nrao_raman_k_rao_sanjay_k_rao_sunil_k -->|"2015 · Assignment · 9319075"| Nip
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    Nrao_raman_k_rao_sanjay_k_rao_sunil_k -->|"2011 · Assignment · 8824434"| Nip
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    Nrao_sanjay_k_mr -->|"2020 · Assignment · 8472937"| Nsmart_mobile_california
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Patents currently held (11)

US 89828632020-11-12 → presentPTAB: final decision
US 91910832020-11-12 → presentPTAB: claims invalidated
- Smart Mobile Technologies LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. filed 2021-07-02
- Smart Mobile Technologies LLC v. Apple Inc. filed 2021-06-11
US 96149432020-11-12 → presentPTAB: final decision
- Smart Mobile Technologies LLC v. Apple Inc. filed 2021-06-11
US 90842912020-11-12 → present
- Smart Mobile Technologies LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et al. filed 2021-07-02
US 97561682020-11-12 → present
- Smart Mobile Technologies LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. filed 2021-07-02
US 93190752020-11-12 → present
- Smart Mobile Technologies LLC v. Apple Inc. filed 2021-06-11
US 90491192020-11-12 → present
- Smart Mobile Technologies LLC v. Apple Inc. filed 2021-06-11
- Smart Mobile Technologies LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. filed 2021-07-02
US 90199462020-11-12 → presentPTAB: claims invalidated
- Smart Mobile Technologies LLC v. Apple Inc. filed 2021-06-11
- Smart Mobile Technologies LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. filed 2021-07-02
US 88426532020-11-12 → presentPTAB: claims invalidated
- Smart Mobile Technologies LLC v. Apple Inc. filed 2021-06-11
- Smart Mobile Technologies LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. filed 2021-07-02
US 88244342020-11-12 → present
- Smart Mobile Technologies LLC v. Apple Inc. filed 2021-06-11
- Smart Mobile Technologies LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. filed 2021-07-02
US 84425012020-11-12 → present
- Smart Mobile Technologies LLC v. Apple Inc. filed 2021-06-11
- Smart Mobile Technologies LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al. filed 2021-07-02

Connected entities (12)

IP Holdings, Inc.NPE11 patents
IP Holdings, a California corporationNPE11 patents
RAO, SANJAY K., MR.individual7 patents
RAO, REKHA K., MRS.individual7 patents
RAO, SUNIL K., MR.individual7 patents
Smart Mobile Technologies LLC, TexasNPE3 patents
Rekha K. Raoindividual2 patents
Sanjay K. Raoindividual2 patents
Sunil K. Raoindividual2 patents
Sunil K. Rao, Mr.individual2 patents
Sanjay K. Rao, Mr.individual2 patents
Rekha K. Rao, Mrs.individual2 patents

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.

ALYSA K. NEWMAN5 appearances
(no name)· STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN5 appearances
BRENT E. RICE· RICE LAW GROUP1 appearance
(no name)· GENERAL PATENT CORPORATION1 appearance