Asserter profile

WACOM CO., LTD.

operating company3 patents now4 ever1 cases filed during tenure2 connections

Also seen as: Wacom Co., Ltd.

PTAB exposure

4of this entity’s patents have been challenged at PTAB (4 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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    Nwacom["WACOM CO., LTD."]
    Natmel["ATMEL CORPORATION"]
    Nsynaptics["SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED"]
    Nvemund_kval_bakken_sherif_hanna_vivek_pant_shahrooz_shahparn["Vemund Kval Bakken, Sherif Hanna, Vivek…"]
    Natmel_u_k["ATMEL TECHNOLOGIES U.K. LIMITED"]
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding["MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC."]
    Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a["JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A."]
    Nshahparnia_shahrooz_ali_yassar_bentov_izhar_sundara_rajan_ki["SHAHPARNIA, SHAHROOZ; ALI, YASSAR; BENT…"]
    Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a_as_administrative_agent["JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTR…"]
    Nreynolds_joseph_kurth_sobel_david_hargreaves_kirk_lukanc_jef["REYNOLDS, JOSEPH KURTH; SOBEL, DAVID; H…"]
    Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association["WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION"]
    Natmel ==>|"⚖️ 2018 · Assignment · 9280220"| Nwacom
    Natmel -->|"2018 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 9933866"| Nwacom
    Nsynaptics -->|"2019 · Assignment · 9977519"| Nwacom
    Nvemund_kval_bakken_sherif_hanna_vivek_pant_shahrooz_shahparn -->|"2015 · Assignment · 9280220"| Natmel
    Natmel_u_k -->|"2015 · Assignment · 9280220"| Natmel
    Natmel -->|"2015 · Security Agreement · 9280220"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding -->|"2016 · Release · 9280220"| Natmel
    Natmel -->|"2017 · Security Agreement · 9280220"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a
    Nshahparnia_shahrooz_ali_yassar_bentov_izhar_sundara_rajan_ki -->|"2014 · Assignment · 9933866"| Natmel
    Natmel -->|"2014 · PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT · 9933866"| Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding
    Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding -->|"2016 · TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT COLLATERAL · 9933866"| Natmel
    Natmel -->|"2017 · SECURITY INTEREST · 9933866"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a_as_administrative_agent
    Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a_as_administrative_agent -->|"2022 · RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST · 9933866"| Natmel
    Nreynolds_joseph_kurth_sobel_david_hargreaves_kirk_lukanc_jef -->|"2016 · Assignment · 9977519"| Nsynaptics
    Nsynaptics -->|"2017 · Security Agreement · 9977519"| Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association
    Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association -->|"2019 · Release · 9977519"| Nsynaptics
    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 Nwacom focal
    class Natmel operating
    class Nsynaptics operating
    class Natmel_u_k operating
    class Nmorgan_stanley_senior_funding operating
    class Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a operating
    class Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a_as_administrative_agent operating
    class Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association operating

Patents currently held (3)

Patents previously held (1)

Connected entities (2)

Correspondent attorneys (3)

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.