Asserter profile

SMART SEARCH LABS, INC.

NPE0 patents now1 ever0 cases filed during tenure3 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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    Nsmart_search_labs["SMART SEARCH LABS, INC."]
    Nlycos["LYCOS, INC."]
    Nhudson_bay_master_fund["HUDSON BAY MASTER FUND LTD."]
    Ni_p_engine["I/P ENGINE, INC."]
    Nandrew_k_lang_donald_m_kosak["Andrew K. Lang, Donald M. Kosak"]
    Ni_p_engine_f_k_a_smart_search_labs["I/P ENGINE INC. (F/K/A SMART SEARCH LAB…"]
    Nlycos -->|"2011 · Assignment · 6314420"| Nsmart_search_labs
    Nsmart_search_labs -->|"2011 · Security Agreement · 6314420"| Nhudson_bay_master_fund
    Nsmart_search_labs ==>|"⚖️ 2011 · Change of Name · 6314420"| Ni_p_engine
    Nandrew_k_lang_donald_m_kosak -->|"1999 · Assignment · 6314420"| Nlycos
    Ni_p_engine_f_k_a_smart_search_labs -->|"2012 · Security Agreement · 6314420"| Nhudson_bay_master_fund
    Nhudson_bay_master_fund -->|"2012 · Release · 6314420"| Ni_p_engine_f_k_a_smart_search_labs
    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 Nsmart_search_labs focal
    class Nlycos operating
    class Ni_p_engine npe
    class Ni_p_engine_f_k_a_smart_search_labs npe

Patents previously held (1)

Connected entities (3)

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.