Asserter profile

THOMAS, C. DOUGLASS; TONG, PETER P.

individual0 patents now2 ever0 cases filed during tenure2 connections

PTAB exposure

2of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (3 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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    Nthomas_c_douglass_tong_peter_p["THOMAS, C. DOUGLASS; TONG, PETER P."]
    Nipventure["IPVENTURE, INC."]
    Ningeniospec["INGENIOSPEC, LLC"]
    Nthomas_a_howell_david_chao_c_douglass_thomas_peter_p_tong["Thomas A. Howell, David Chao, C. Dougla…"]
    Nipventure -->|"2024 · ASSIGNMENT · 8112104"| Nthomas_c_douglass_tong_peter_p
    Nthomas_c_douglass_tong_peter_p -->|"2024 · ASSIGNMENT · 8112104"| Ningeniospec
    Nipventure -->|"2024 · Assignment · 8582789"| Nthomas_c_douglass_tong_peter_p
    Nthomas_c_douglass_tong_peter_p ==>|"⚖️ 2024 · Assignment · 8582789"| Ningeniospec
    Nthomas_a_howell_david_chao_c_douglass_thomas_peter_p_tong -->|"2005 · ASSIGNMENT · 11921355"| Ningeniospec
    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 Nthomas_c_douglass_tong_peter_p focal
    class Nipventure npe
    class Ningeniospec npe

Patents previously held (2)

Connected entities (2)

Correspondent attorneys (2)

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.