Asserter profile

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

operating company0 patents now1 ever0 cases filed during tenure2 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"]
    Nseagate_technology_seagate_hdd_cayman_seagate_technology_hdd["SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC, SEAGATE HDD CAY…"]
    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
    Nthe_bank_of_nova_scotia -->|"2025 · RELEASE BY SECURED PARTY · 9002795"| Nseagate_technology_seagate_hdd_cayman_seagate_technology_hdd
    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
    class Nseagate_technology_seagate_hdd_cayman_seagate_technology_hdd operating

Patents previously held (1)

Connected entities (2)

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.