Asserter profile

Sonos, Inc.

operating company2 patents now2 ever2 cases filed during tenure5 connections

PTAB exposure

2of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (2 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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    Nsonos["Sonos, Inc."]
    Nrincon_networks["Rincon Networks, Inc."]
    Ngordon_brothers_finance["Gordon Brothers Finance Company"]
    Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a["JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A."]
    Nrobert_a_lambourne_nicholas_a_j_millington["Robert A. Lambourne; Nicholas A. J. Mil…"]
    Nsilicon_valley_bank["Silicon Valley Bank"]
    Nnicholas_a_j_millington["Nicholas A. J. Millington"]
    Natmel["ATMEL CORPORATION"]
    Natmel_microchip_technology_microsemi_et_al["ATMEL CORPORATION, MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY…"]
    Nmicrochip_technology_silicon_storage_technology_atmel_et_al["MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED, SILI…"]
    Nmove_networks["Move Networks, Inc."]
    Nvringo["VRINGO, INC."]
    Nrincon_networks -->|"2013 · Change of Name · 11080001"| Nsonos
    Nsonos -->|"2016 · Security Interest · 11080001"| Ngordon_brothers_finance
    Ngordon_brothers_finance -->|"2018 · Release of Security Interest · 11080001"| Nsonos
    Nsonos -->|"2018 · Security Interest · 11080001"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Nsonos -->|"2021 · Security Agreement · 11080001"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a -->|"2021 · Release of Security Interest · 11080001"| Nsonos
    Nrobert_a_lambourne_nicholas_a_j_millington -->|"2004 · Assignment · 7571014"| Nsonos
    Nsonos -->|"2006 · Security Agreement · 7571014"| Nsilicon_valley_bank
    Nsilicon_valley_bank -->|"2010 · Release · 7571014"| Nsonos
    Nrobert_a_lambourne_nicholas_a_j_millington ==>|"⚖️ 2012 · Assignment · 7571014"| Nsonos
    Nsonos -->|"2015 · Patent Security Agreement · 7571014"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Nsonos -->|"2016 · Security Interest · 7571014"| Ngordon_brothers_finance
    Ngordon_brothers_finance -->|"2018 · Release · 7571014"| Nsonos
    Nsonos -->|"2021 · Security Agreement · 7571014"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a ==>|"⚖️ 2021 · Release · 7571014"| Nsonos
    Nnicholas_a_j_millington -->|"2013 · Assignment · 11080001"| Nrincon_networks
    Natmel -->|"2017 · Security Agreement · 9280220"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Natmel_microchip_technology_microsemi_et_al -->|"2018 · Security Agreement · 9280220"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a -->|"2018 · Release · 9280220"| Nmicrochip_technology_silicon_storage_technology_atmel_et_al
    Nmove_networks -->|"2010 · Security Agreement · 8868772"| Nsilicon_valley_bank
    Nsilicon_valley_bank -->|"2010 · Release · 8868772"| Nmove_networks
    Nmove_networks -->|"2010 · Security Agreement · 8868772B2"| Nsilicon_valley_bank
    Nsilicon_valley_bank -->|"2010 · Release by Secured Party · 8868772B2"| Nmove_networks
    Nsilicon_valley_bank -->|"2016 · Release · 6314420"| Nvringo
    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 Nsonos focal
    class Nrincon_networks operating
    class Nsilicon_valley_bank operating
    class Natmel operating
    class Natmel_microchip_technology_microsemi_et_al operating
    class Nmicrochip_technology_silicon_storage_technology_atmel_et_al operating
    class Nmove_networks operating
    class Nvringo npe

Patents currently held (2)

Connected entities (5)

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.