Asserter profile

Western Digital Israel Ltd.

operating company0 patents now2 ever0 cases filed during tenure2 connections

Also seen as: WESTERN DIGITAL ISRAEL LTD · WESTERN DIGITAL ISRAEL, LTD.

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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    Nwestern_digital_israel["Western Digital Israel Ltd."]
    Nsandisk_il["SANDISK IL LTD."]
    Nsandisk["SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC"]
    Nelran_tomer_shaul["ELRAN, TOMER SHAUL"]
    Nhahn_judah_gamliel_ben_tsvi_yaakov["HAHN, JUDAH GAMLIEL; BEN-TSVI, YAAKOV"]
    Ntakashi_kashimura_xiaolong_hu_sayako_nagamine_yusuke_yoshida["Takashi Kashimura, Xiaolong Hu, Sayako…"]
    Npalisade["PALISADE TECHNOLOGIES, LLP"]
    Nmyeong_joon_kang["Myeong Joon Kang"]
    Nmanuel_antonio_d_abreu_xinde_hu["Manuel Antonio d'Abreu; Xinde Hu"]
    Nerika_kanezaki_ryo_nakamura_kotaro_jinnouchi["Erika Kanezaki, Ryo Nakamura, Kotaro Ji…"]
    Nerika_kanezaki_ryo_nakamura_kotaro_jinnouchi_satoshi_kamata["Erika Kanezaki, Ryo Nakamura, Kotaro Ji…"]
    Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a_as_collateral_agent["JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERA…"]
    Niuchi_hiroaki_kashimura_takashi_nakada_akira_yoshida_yusuke_["IUCHI, HIROAKI; KASHIMURA, TAKASHI; NAK…"]
    Nkang_myeong_joon["KANG, MYEONG JOON"]
    Nsandisk_il -->|"2020 · Change of Name · 8148962"| Nwestern_digital_israel
    Nwestern_digital_israel -->|"2024 · Assignment · 8148962"| Nsandisk
    Nsandisk_il -->|"2019 · Change of Name · 8484736"| Nwestern_digital_israel
    Nwestern_digital_israel -->|"2024 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 8484736"| Nsandisk
    Nelran_tomer_shaul -->|"2009 · Corrective Assignment · 8148962"| Nsandisk_il
    Nhahn_judah_gamliel_ben_tsvi_yaakov -->|"2008 · Assignment of Assignors Interest · 8484736"| Nsandisk_il
    Ntakashi_kashimura_xiaolong_hu_sayako_nagamine_yusuke_yoshida -->|"2014 · Assignment · 9281314B1"| Nsandisk
    Nsandisk ==>|"⚖️ 2024 · Assignment · 9281314B1"| Npalisade
    Nmyeong_joon_kang -->|"2007 · Assignment · 8327051B2"| Nsandisk
    Nsandisk ==>|"⚖️ 2024 · Assignment · 8327051B2"| Npalisade
    Nmanuel_antonio_d_abreu_xinde_hu -->|"2014 · Assignment · 8996838"| Nsandisk
    Nsandisk ==>|"⚖️ 2024 · Assignment · 8996838"| Npalisade
    Nerika_kanezaki_ryo_nakamura_kotaro_jinnouchi -->|"2015 · Assignment · 9524974"| Nsandisk
    Nerika_kanezaki_ryo_nakamura_kotaro_jinnouchi_satoshi_kamata -->|"2015 · Correction · 9524974"| Nsandisk
    Nsandisk ==>|"⚖️ 2024 · Assignment · 9524974"| Npalisade
    Nelran_tomer_shaul -->|"2009 · Assignment · 8148962"| Nsandisk
    Nsandisk ==>|"⚖️ 2024 · Assignment · 8148962"| Npalisade
    Nsandisk -->|"2024 · Security Agreement (Supplemental) · 8148962"| Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a_as_collateral_agent
    Niuchi_hiroaki_kashimura_takashi_nakada_akira_yoshida_yusuke_ -->|"2014 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 9281314"| Nsandisk
    Nsandisk ==>|"⚖️ 2024 · ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST · 9281314"| Npalisade
    Nkang_myeong_joon -->|"2007 · Assignment · 8327051"| Nsandisk
    Nsandisk ==>|"⚖️ 2024 · Assignment · 8327051"| Npalisade
    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 Nwestern_digital_israel focal
    class Nsandisk_il operating
    class Nsandisk operating
    class Npalisade npe
    class Njpmorgan_chase_bank_n_a_as_collateral_agent operating

Patents previously held (2)

Connected entities (2)

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.