Asserter profile

Victor Company of Japan, Limited

operating company0 patents now1 ever0 cases filed during tenure2 connections

Also seen as: Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.

PTAB exposure

1of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (2 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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    Nvictor_of_japan["Victor Company of Japan, Limited"]
    Njvckenwood["JVCKENWOOD CORPORATION"]
    Njvc_kenwood["JVC Kenwood Corporation"]
    Nsoundclear["SOUNDCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC"]
    Nsoundclear_virginia["SOUNDCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC, VIRGINIA"]
    Nadvanced_coding["ADVANCED CODING TECHNOLOGIES LLC"]
    Nonoda_tatsuya_konishi_masaya["ONODA, TATSUYA; KONISHI, MASAYA"]
    Nyamabe_takaaki["YAMABE, TAKAAKI"]
    Nsakazume_satoru["SAKAZUME, SATORU"]
    Nkenwood["KENWOOD CORPORATION"]
    Nmaeda_yoshie["MAEDA, YOSHIE"]
    Nnaganuma_tatsumi["NAGANUMA, TATSUMI"]
    Njvckenwood -->|"2010 · Assignment · 9042448"| Nvictor_of_japan
    Nvictor_of_japan -->|"2012 · Merger · 9042448"| Njvc_kenwood
    Njvckenwood ==>|"⚖️ 2023 · Assignment · 9070374"| Nsoundclear
    Njvckenwood -->|"2023 · Assignment · 9804819"| Nsoundclear_virginia
    Njvckenwood -->|"2023 · Assignment · 9031259"| Nsoundclear
    Njvckenwood -->|"2022 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 10218995"| Nadvanced_coding
    Njvckenwood ==>|"⚖️ 2022 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 7804891"| Nadvanced_coding
    Njvckenwood ==>|"⚖️ 2022 · Assignment · 8230101"| Nadvanced_coding
    Njvckenwood -->|"2022 · Assignment · 9042448"| Nadvanced_coding
    Nonoda_tatsuya_konishi_masaya -->|"2013 · Assignment · 9070374"| Njvc_kenwood
    Nyamabe_takaaki -->|"2012 · Assignment · 9031259"| Njvc_kenwood
    Nsakazume_satoru -->|"2015 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 10218995"| Njvc_kenwood
    Nkenwood -->|"2012 · MERGER · 7804891"| Njvc_kenwood
    Nkenwood -->|"2011 · Merger · 8230101"| Njvc_kenwood
    Nmaeda_yoshie -->|"2012 · Assignment · 9223487"| Njvc_kenwood
    Njvc_kenwood -->|"2024 · Assignment · 9223487"| Nsoundclear
    Nnaganuma_tatsumi -->|"2019 · Assignment · 11069337"| Njvc_kenwood
    Njvc_kenwood ==>|"⚖️ 2024 · Assignment · 11069337"| Nsoundclear
    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 Nvictor_of_japan focal
    class Njvckenwood operating
    class Njvc_kenwood operating
    class Nsoundclear npe
    class Nsoundclear_virginia npe
    class Nadvanced_coding npe
    class Nkenwood 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.