Assignment history — US Patent 10009304

Inventors

Adam Moisa (Employer at time of filing unclear from provided text)

Original assignee

The original assignee was CTEXT TECHNOLOGY LLC. The provided patent text does not indicate whether CTEXT TECHNOLOGY LLC shipped a product embodying the claims, nor does it specify its primary line of business. Its current status (operating, acquired, dissolved, in bankruptcy) is also not determinable from the provided text.

Assignment timeline

The USPTO Assignment Center (https://assignmentcenter.uspto.gov/) shows the following assignment records for US10009304:

2021-05-04 (executed) / recorded 2021-05-04 — Reel 057039/0426
- Conveyance: NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT
- Assignor: CTEXT TECHNOLOGY LLC
- Assignee: MOISA, ADAM
- Correspondent: BLAIR M. JACOBSON, ESQ.
- Context: Transfer from original assignee to inventor.
2021-06-21 (executed) / recorded 2021-06-21 — Reel 057134/0073
- Conveyance: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST
- Assignor: MOISA, ADAM
- Assignee: BIN 2021, SERIES 650 OF ALLIED SECURITY TRUST I
- Correspondent: LERNER, DAVID A. LAW OFFICE OF DAVID A. LERNER
- Context: Securitization or transfer to an assertion entity (Allied Security Trust is a known defensive aggregator, but "BIN 2021, SERIES 650" indicates a specific trust, potentially for assertion).
2022-08-03 (executed) / recorded 2022-08-03 — Reel 059530/0398
- Conveyance: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST
- Assignor: BIN 2021, SERIES 650 OF ALLIED SECURITY TRUST I
- Assignee: CTEXT IP LLC
- Correspondent: LERNER, DAVID A. LAW OFFICE OF DAVID A. LERNER. This correspondent also appears on the previous assignment in this chain.
- Context: Transfer from an Allied Security Trust entity to CTEXT IP LLC, likely for assertion or further management.

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US 10009304
    2015 : Filed by CTEXT TECHNOLOGY LLC
    2018 : Issued
    2021 : Assigned to Adam Moisa
         : Assigned to BIN 2021, Series 650 of Allied Security Trust I
    2022 : Assigned to CTEXT IP LLC

NPE / troll-pattern signals

Shell-entity transfer — Present.
- 2022-08-03 (executed) / recorded 2022-08-03 — Reel 059530/0398. The transfer from "BIN 2021, SERIES 650 OF ALLIED SECURITY TRUST I" to "CTEXT IP LLC" is a strong indicator. "CTEXT IP LLC" with "IP LLC" in its name suggests a licensing-focused entity, and given the litigation history and lack of product information for the original assignee, it is likely a shell entity. The address for CTEXT IP LLC is not provided in the snippets to confirm if it's a registered-agent service.
Known asserter in the chain — Present.
- 2021-06-21 (executed) / recorded 2021-06-21 — Reel 057134/0073. The assignee "BIN 2021, SERIES 650 OF ALLIED SECURITY TRUST I" indicates an involvement with Allied Security Trust, which is a known defensive aggregator. However, the specific "BIN 2021, SERIES 650" could represent a securitization vehicle or a more assertion-oriented trust. The subsequent transfer out of this entity to CTEXT IP LLC suggests it was not retained for long-term defensive aggregation. Unified Patents lists CText IP LLC as an asserter.
Repeat correspondent across the chain — Present.
- LERNER, DAVID A. LAW OFFICE OF DAVID A. LERNER appears as the correspondent on both the 2021-06-21 assignment (Reel 057134/0073) and the 2022-08-03 assignment (Reel 059530/0398). This recurrence across consecutive transfers involving a trust and a named IP LLC is a strong signal.
Cascading transfers — Present.
- The assignments show three transfers within a relatively short period: to Adam Moisa in May 2021, to Allied Security Trust I (Bin 2021, Series 650) in June 2021, and then to CTEXT IP LLC in August 2022. This sequence of transfers (three in roughly 15 months) from the original assignee, to the inventor, to a trust, and then to an IP LLC, particularly with a repeated correspondent, is indicative of cascading transfers to position the patent for assertion. Reel 057039/0426, Reel 057134/0073, Reel 059530/0398.
Pre-litigation transfer — Present.
- The assignment to CTEXT IP LLC was recorded on 2022-08-03 (Reel 059530/0398). Litigation with CText IP LLC as the plaintiff was filed on 2024-11-20 (Case 1:24-cv-08821). While this is more than 6 months, the transfer into CTEXT IP LLC, a likely assertion entity, approximately two years before litigation, sets the stage for future assertion.
Bankruptcy fire-sale — Not present. No information in the provided text suggests CTEXT TECHNOLOGY LLC or any subsequent assignor filed for bankruptcy.
Privateering — Unclear. There is no information in the provided patent text or search results to determine if CTEXT TECHNOLOGY LLC (the original operating company, if it was one) transferred the patent to CTEXT IP LLC to assert on its behalf against competitors.
Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — Not present. While Allied Security Trust I (Bin 2021, Series 650) was in the chain, the patent was subsequently transferred out of this entity to CTEXT IP LLC, indicating it was not retained by a defensive aggregator for neutralization.

Verdict

NPE — high confidence

The assignment chain for US10009304 exhibits multiple strong NPE signals: a shell-entity transfer to "CTEXT IP LLC" (Reel 059530/0398), the involvement of a specialized trust ("BIN 2021, SERIES 650 OF ALLIED SECURITY TRUST I" - Reel 057134/0073), the recurrence of the same correspondent attorney (LERNER, DAVID A. LAW OFFICE OF DAVID A. LERNER) across multiple transfers (Reel 057134/0073, Reel 059530/0398), and a pattern of cascading transfers within a short timeframe. The current litigation filed by CText IP LLC further confirms an assertion strategy.

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