Asserter profile

Western Digital Israel Ltd.

operating company0 patents now1 ever0 cases filed during tenure2 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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    Nwestern_digital_israel["Western Digital Israel Ltd."]
    Nsandisk_il["SANDISK IL LTD."]
    Nsandisk["SanDisk Technologies LLC"]
    Nelran_tomer_shaul["ELRAN, TOMER SHAUL"]
    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…"]
    Nsandisk_il -->|"2020 · Change of Name · 8148962"| Nwestern_digital_israel
    Nwestern_digital_israel -->|"2024 · Assignment · 8148962"| Nsandisk
    Nelran_tomer_shaul -->|"2009 · Corrective Assignment · 8148962"| 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
    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

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.