Asserter profile

Venture Lending Leasing IV, Inc.

unclassified0 patents now2 ever0 cases filed during tenure1 connection

PTAB exposure

1of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (1 total proceeding). 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."]
    Nwildseed -->|"Security Agreement · 10869169"| Nventure_lending_leasing_iv
    Nwildseed -->|"2005 · Security Interest · 7376414"| 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
    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 operating
    class Nvaria_mobil npe
    class Nventure_lending_and_leasing_iv shell

Patents currently held (1)

Patents previously held (1)

Connected entities (1)