Asserter profile

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

operating company1 patent now2 ever0 cases filed during tenure4 connections

Also seen as: The Bank of Nova Scotia

PTAB exposure

1of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (1 total proceeding). 1 currently have active 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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    Nthe_bank_of_nova_scotia["THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA"]
    Nnational_steel_car["NATIONAL STEEL CAR LIMITED"]
    Nseagate_technology_seagate_hdd_cayman_seagate_technology_hdd["SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC, SEAGATE HDD CAY…"]
    Nisp_investments_aqualon_ashland_licensing_and_intellectual_p["ISP Investments Inc.; Aqualon Company;…"]
    Nvalvoline_licensing_and_intellectual_property["Valvoline Licensing and Intellectual Pr…"]
    Nforbes_james_w_keats_dave_theisen_marcus["FORBES, JAMES W.; KEATS, DAVE; THEISEN,…"]
    Ngreypoint_capital["GREYPOINT CAPITAL INC."]
    Nnscl_by_its_trustee_2327303_ontario["NSCL TRUST, BY ITS TRUSTEE 2327303 ONTA…"]
    Nashland_licensing_and_intellectual_property["Ashland Licensing and Intellectual Prop…"]
    Nnational_steel_car -->|"2010 · SECURITY AGREEMENT · 8166892"| Nthe_bank_of_nova_scotia
    Nthe_bank_of_nova_scotia -->|"2025 · RELEASE BY SECURED PARTY · 9002795"| Nseagate_technology_seagate_hdd_cayman_seagate_technology_hdd
    Nthe_bank_of_nova_scotia -->|"2013 · Release · 6034038"| Nisp_investments_aqualon_ashland_licensing_and_intellectual_p
    Nvalvoline_licensing_and_intellectual_property -->|"2016 · Security Agreement · 6034038"| Nthe_bank_of_nova_scotia
    Nforbes_james_w_keats_dave_theisen_marcus -->|"2010 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 8166892"| Nnational_steel_car
    Nnational_steel_car -->|"2017 · SECURITY INTEREST · 8166892"| Ngreypoint_capital
    Nnational_steel_car -->|"2017 · LIEN · 8166892"| Ngreypoint_capital
    Nnscl_by_its_trustee_2327303_ontario -->|"2017 · RELEASE BY SECURED PARTY · 8166892"| Nnational_steel_car
    Nashland_licensing_and_intellectual_property -->|"2016 · Assignment · 6034038"| Nvalvoline_licensing_and_intellectual_property
    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 Nthe_bank_of_nova_scotia focal
    class Nnational_steel_car operating
    class Nseagate_technology_seagate_hdd_cayman_seagate_technology_hdd operating
    class Nvalvoline_licensing_and_intellectual_property operating
    class Nashland_licensing_and_intellectual_property operating

Patents currently held (1)

Patents previously held (1)

Connected entities (4)

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.