Asserter profile

SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED

operating company0 patents now1 ever0 cases filed during tenure3 connections

PTAB exposure

1of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (1 total proceeding).

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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    Nsynaptics["SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED"]
    Nreynolds_joseph_kurth_sobel_david_hargreaves_kirk_lukanc_jef["REYNOLDS, JOSEPH KURTH; SOBEL, DAVID; H…"]
    Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association["WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION"]
    Nwacom["WACOM CO., LTD."]
    Natmel_microchip_technology_et_al["ATMEL CORPORATION, MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY…"]
    Natmel_et_al["ATMEL CORPORATION, et al."]
    Ncerence_operating_massachusetts["Cerence Operating Company, Massachusetts"]
    Ncerence_operating["CERENCE OPERATING COMPANY"]
    Natmel["ATMEL CORPORATION"]
    Nreynolds_joseph_kurth_sobel_david_hargreaves_kirk_lukanc_jef -->|"2016 · Assignment · 9977519"| Nsynaptics
    Nsynaptics -->|"2017 · Security Agreement · 9977519"| Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association
    Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association -->|"2019 · Release · 9977519"| Nsynaptics
    Nsynaptics -->|"2019 · Assignment · 9977519"| Nwacom
    Natmel_microchip_technology_et_al -->|"2018 · Security Agreement · 9280220"| Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association
    Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association -->|"2018 · Release · 9280220"| Natmel_et_al
    Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association -->|"2024 · Release · 12406663"| Ncerence_operating_massachusetts
    Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association ==>|"⚖️ 2025 · Release · 10783899"| Ncerence_operating
    Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association -->|"2024 · RELEASE · 10347248"| Ncerence_operating
    Natmel ==>|"⚖️ 2018 · Assignment · 9280220"| Nwacom
    Natmel -->|"2018 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 9933866"| Nwacom
    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 Nsynaptics focal
    class Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association operating
    class Nwacom operating
    class Natmel_microchip_technology_et_al operating
    class Natmel_et_al operating
    class Ncerence_operating_massachusetts operating
    class Ncerence_operating operating
    class Natmel operating

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.