Asserter profile

VIASAT, INC.

operating company0 patents now1 ever0 cases filed during tenure6 connections

PTAB exposure

1of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (1 total proceeding).

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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    Nviasat["VIASAT, INC."]
    Nunion_bank_n_a["UNION BANK, N.A."]
    Nwilmington_national_association_as_collateral_trustee["WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,…"]
    Nbank_of_america_n_a["Bank of America, N.A."]
    Nbank_of_america_n_a_as_agent["BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT"]
    Nkohoot_mark_thesling_william_h_fuerst_russell_keszenheimer_j["KOHOOT, MARK, THESLING, WILLIAM H., FUE…"]
    Nmufg_union_bank_n_a_as_agent["MUFG UNION BANK, N.A., AS AGENT"]
    Ncole_haan["COLE HAAN LLC"]
    Ndts_ibiquity_digital_invensas_bonding_invensas_phorus_rovi_g["DTS, INC., IBIQUITY DIGITAL CORPORATION…"]
    Ndts_ibiquity_digital_invensas_phorus_rovi_guides_rovi_soluti["DTS, INC., IBIQUITY DIGITAL CORPORATION…"]
    Nconvergys_customer_management_delaware["Convergys Customer Management Delaware…"]
    Nmanufacturing_resources["Manufacturing Resources International,…"]
    Nsonus_networks_sonus_federal_taqua_performance_network_equip["Sonus Networks, Inc.; Sonus Federal, In…"]
    Nblackhawk_network_and_ewi["Blackhawk Network, Inc. and EWI Holding…"]
    Naffymetrix["AFFYMETRIX, INC."]
    Nbbn["BBN Technologies Corp."]
    Nviasat_california["VIASAT, INC., CALIFORNIA"]
    Nviasat -->|"2012 · Security Agreement · 8615700"| Nunion_bank_n_a
    Nviasat -->|"2019 · Security Interest · 8615700"| Nwilmington_national_association_as_collateral_trustee
    Nviasat -->|"2022 · Security Agreement · 8615700"| Nbank_of_america_n_a
    Nviasat -->|"2023 · Security Agreement · 8615700"| Nbank_of_america_n_a_as_agent
    Nkohoot_mark_thesling_william_h_fuerst_russell_keszenheimer_j -->|"2014 · Assignment · 8966347"| Nviasat
    Nviasat -->|"2016 · Patent Security Agreement · 8966347"| Nmufg_union_bank_n_a_as_agent
    Nviasat -->|"2019 · Security Interest · 8966347"| Nwilmington_national_association_as_collateral_trustee
    Nviasat -->|"2022 · Security Agreement · 8966347"| Nbank_of_america_n_a
    Nviasat -->|"2023 · Security Agreement · 8966347"| Nbank_of_america_n_a_as_agent
    Ncole_haan -->|"2020 · Security Agreement · 10443163"| Nbank_of_america_n_a
    Ncole_haan -->|"2020 · Security Agreement · 10327511"| Nbank_of_america_n_a
    Ndts_ibiquity_digital_invensas_bonding_invensas_phorus_rovi_g -->|"2020 · Security Interest · 9860595"| Nbank_of_america_n_a
    Ndts_ibiquity_digital_invensas_phorus_rovi_guides_rovi_soluti -->|"2020 · Security Interest · 9235428"| Nbank_of_america_n_a
    Nconvergys_customer_management_delaware -->|"2018 · Security Interest · 6122632"| Nbank_of_america_n_a
    Nmanufacturing_resources -->|"2011 · Security Agreement · 8854595"| Nbank_of_america_n_a
    Nbank_of_america_n_a -->|"2017 · Release · 6665293"| Nsonus_networks_sonus_federal_taqua_performance_network_equip
    Nblackhawk_network_and_ewi -->|"2022 · Security Agreement · 11488451"| Nbank_of_america_n_a
    Nbank_of_america_n_a -->|"2016 · Notice of Release · 6040193"| Naffymetrix
    Nbbn -->|"2008 · Security Agreement · 7814546"| Nbank_of_america_n_a
    Nmanufacturing_resources -->|"2014 · Security Interest · 9173322"| Nbank_of_america_n_a
    Nbank_of_america_n_a -->|"2018 · Release · 9173322"| Nmanufacturing_resources
    Nkohoot_mark_thesling_william_h_fuerst_russell_keszenheimer_j -->|"2010 · Assignment · 8615700"| Nviasat_california
    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 Nviasat focal
    class Nwilmington_national_association_as_collateral_trustee operating
    class Nbank_of_america_n_a operating
    class Nbank_of_america_n_a_as_agent operating
    class Nmufg_union_bank_n_a_as_agent operating
    class Ncole_haan operating
    class Ndts_ibiquity_digital_invensas_bonding_invensas_phorus_rovi_g operating
    class Ndts_ibiquity_digital_invensas_phorus_rovi_guides_rovi_soluti npe
    class Nconvergys_customer_management_delaware operating
    class Nmanufacturing_resources operating
    class Nsonus_networks_sonus_federal_taqua_performance_network_equip operating
    class Naffymetrix operating
    class Nbbn operating
    class Nviasat_california operating

Patents previously held (1)

Connected entities (6)

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.