Asserter profile

Venture Lending Leasing IV, Inc.

operating company0 patents now3 ever0 cases filed during tenure1 connection

PTAB exposure

2of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (2 total proceedings). 1 had claims invalidated.

Final written decisions are public record. The invalidation grounds usually carry over as § 102 / § 103 ammunition in district court — see IPR estoppel.

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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    Nventure_lending_leasing_iv["Venture Lending Leasing IV, Inc."]
    Nwildseed["Wildseed, Ltd."]
    Nvaria_mobil["Varia Mobil LLC"]
    Ng_eric_engstrom["G. Eric Engstrom"]
    Nventure_lending_and_leasing_iv["Venture Lending & Leasing IV, Inc."]
    Ngitwit["Gitwit, Inc."]
    Nwildseed -->|"Security Agreement · 10869169"| Nventure_lending_leasing_iv
    Nwildseed -->|"2005 · Security Interest · 7376414"| Nventure_lending_leasing_iv
    Nwildseed -->|"2004 · Security Interest · 6952597"| Nventure_lending_leasing_iv
    Nwildseed -->|"2005 · Assignment · 10869169"| Nvaria_mobil
    Ng_eric_engstrom -->|"Assignment · 10869169"| Nwildseed
    Nventure_lending_and_leasing_iv -->|"Release · 10869169"| Nwildseed
    Ng_eric_engstrom -->|"2002 · Assignment · 7376414"| Nwildseed
    Nwildseed -->|"2005 · Release by Secured Party · 7376414"| Nventure_lending_and_leasing_iv
    Nwildseed -->|"2007 · Assignment · 7376414"| Nvaria_mobil
    Ngitwit -->|"2002 · Change of Name · 6952597"| Nwildseed
    Nventure_lending_and_leasing_iv -->|"2005 · Release by Secured Party · 6952597"| Nwildseed
    Nwildseed -->|"2007 · Assignment of Assignors' Interest · 6952597"| Nvaria_mobil
    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 Nventure_lending_leasing_iv focal
    class Nwildseed shell
    class Nvaria_mobil npe
    class Nventure_lending_and_leasing_iv shell
    class Ngitwit operating

Patents currently held (1)

Patents previously held (2)

Connected entities (1)