Asserter profile

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

operating company0 patents now2 ever0 cases filed during tenure5 connections

Also seen as: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

PTAB exposure

2of 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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    Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association["WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION"]
    Natmel_microchip_technology_et_al["ATMEL CORPORATION, MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY…"]
    Natmel_et_al["ATMEL CORPORATION, et al."]
    Nsynaptics["SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED"]
    Ncerence_operating_massachusetts["Cerence Operating Company, Massachusetts"]
    Ncerence_operating["CERENCE OPERATING COMPANY"]
    Nreynolds_joseph_kurth_sobel_david_hargreaves_kirk_lukanc_jef["REYNOLDS, JOSEPH KURTH; SOBEL, DAVID; H…"]
    Nwacom["WACOM CO., LTD."]
    Nkathpal_prateek_rubin_brian_arthur["Kathpal, Prateek; Rubin, Brian Arthur"]
    Nwells_fargo_bank_n_a_as_collateral_agent_north_carolina["Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Collateral A…"]
    Nnuance_communications["NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC."]
    Nbarclays_bank["BARCLAYS BANK PLC"]
    Nwells_fargo_bank_n_a["WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A."]
    Natmel_microchip_technology_et_al -->|"2018 · Security Agreement · 9280220"| Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association
    Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association -->|"2018 · Release · 9280220"| Natmel_et_al
    Nsynaptics -->|"2017 · Security Agreement · 9977519"| Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association
    Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association -->|"2019 · Release · 9977519"| Nsynaptics
    Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association -->|"2024 · Release · 12406663"| Ncerence_operating_massachusetts
    Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association ==>|"⚖️ 2025 · Release · 10783899"| Ncerence_operating
    Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association -->|"2024 · RELEASE · 10347248"| Ncerence_operating
    Nreynolds_joseph_kurth_sobel_david_hargreaves_kirk_lukanc_jef -->|"2016 · Assignment · 9977519"| Nsynaptics
    Nsynaptics -->|"2019 · Assignment · 9977519"| Nwacom
    Nkathpal_prateek_rubin_brian_arthur -->|"2022 · Assignment · 12406663"| Ncerence_operating_massachusetts
    Ncerence_operating -->|"2024 · Security Agreement · 12406663"| Nwells_fargo_bank_n_a_as_collateral_agent_north_carolina
    Nnuance_communications -->|"2019 · Assignment (Corrective Assignment to correct assignee name previously recorded at this reel/frame) · 10783899"| Ncerence_operating
    Ncerence_operating -->|"2019 · Security Agreement · 10783899"| Nbarclays_bank
    Nbarclays_bank -->|"2020 · Release · 10783899"| Ncerence_operating
    Ncerence_operating -->|"2020 · Security Agreement · 10783899"| Nwells_fargo_bank_n_a
    Nnuance_communications -->|"2022 · Assignment (Corrective) · 10783899"| Ncerence_operating
    Ncerence_operating -->|"2019 · SECURITY AGREEMENT · 10347248"| Nbarclays_bank
    Nbarclays_bank -->|"2020 · RELEASE BY SECURED PARTY · 10347248"| Ncerence_operating
    Ncerence_operating -->|"2020 · SECURITY AGREEMENT · 10347248"| Nwells_fargo_bank_n_a
    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 Nwells_fargo_bank_national_association focal
    class Natmel_microchip_technology_et_al operating
    class Natmel_et_al operating
    class Nsynaptics operating
    class Ncerence_operating_massachusetts operating
    class Ncerence_operating operating
    class Nwacom operating
    class Nwells_fargo_bank_n_a_as_collateral_agent_north_carolina operating
    class Nnuance_communications operating
    class Nbarclays_bank operating
    class Nwells_fargo_bank_n_a operating

Patents previously held (2)

Connected entities (5)

Correspondent attorneys (2)

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.