Asserter profile

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

unclassified0 patents now1 ever0 cases filed during tenure1 connections

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"]
    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…"]
    Nnational_steel_car -->|"2010 · SECURITY AGREEMENT · 8166892"| 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
    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

Patents previously held (1)

Connected entities (1)

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.