Patent 10443163

Assignment history

Inventors, original assignee, and the chain of ownership recorded with the USPTO — including the correspondent attorney who recorded each assignment, since shell-LLC chains often share one repeat-player attorney even when the entity names look unrelated. Surfaces NPE / patent-troll patterns: shell-entity transfers, known asserters in the chain, repeat correspondent fingerprints, pre-litigation assignments, and bankruptcy fire-sales.

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Ownership chain (5)

Asserters network →

Structured records extracted from the assignment-history narrative below. Each entity links to its full ownership-network profile.

  1. 2019-05-13 · reel 049154/0937 · Assignment

    BOYS, JACK; BONO, ANN; SHEPHERD, AUBERT; VERFL, MATTIASCOLE HAAN LLC

    Correspondent: · MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH

    Original assignment from inventors to operating company.

  2. 2020-06-30 · recorded 2020-07-01 · reel 053100/0028 · Patent Security Agreement

    COLE HAAN LLCALTER DOMUS (US) LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT

    Correspondent: · WOLF, GREENFIELD & SACKS

    Securitization agreement.

  3. 2020-09-14 · reel 053770/0204 · Security Agreement

    COLE HAAN LLCBANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

    Correspondent: JOHN R. WOO

    Securitization agreement.

  4. 2023-08-15 · reel 064599/0780 · Release By Secured Party

    ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENTCOLE HAAN LLC

    Correspondent: · MAYER BROWN

    Release of prior security interest.

  5. 2023-08-15 · reel 064599/0077 · Security Interest

    COLE HAAN LLCACQUIOM AGENCY SERVICES LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT

    Correspondent: · MAYER BROWN

    New securitization agreement.

Assignment history

Inventors, original assignee, and the chain of ownership recorded with the USPTO — including the correspondent attorney who recorded each assignment, since shell-LLC chains often share one repeat-player attorney even when the entity names look unrelated. Surfaces NPE / patent-troll patterns: shell-entity transfers, known asserters in the chain, repeat correspondent fingerprints, pre-litigation assignments, and bankruptcy fire-sales.

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Inventors

  • Jack Boys (Cole Haan LLC)
  • Ann Bono (Cole Haan LLC)
  • Aubert Shepherd (Cole Haan LLC)
  • Mattias Verfl (Cole Haan LLC)

Original assignee

The original assignee, Cole Haan LLC, is a global lifestyle brand selling shoes, bags, coats, and accessories. They ship products embodying the claims, specifically shoes with knit uppers and wingtip patterns. Cole Haan LLC is currently an operating company.

Assignment timeline

  • 2019-05-13 (executed) / recorded 2019-05-13 — Reel 049154/0937

    • Conveyance: Assignment
    • Assignor: BOYS, JACK; BONO, ANN; SHEPHERD, AUBERT; VERFL, MATTIAS
    • Assignee: COLE HAAN LLC
    • Correspondent: MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP; 1000 WESTLAKE PLAZA, 1200 WESTLAKES DRIVE, SUITE 300, BERWYN, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES, 19312
    • Context: Original assignment from inventors to operating company.

  • 2020-06-30 (executed) / recorded 2020-07-01 — Reel 053100/0028

    • Conveyance: Patent Security Agreement
    • Assignor: COLE HAAN LLC
    • Assignee: ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
    • Correspondent: WOLF, GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C.; 600 ATLANTIC AVENUE, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES, 02210
    • Context: Securitization agreement.

  • 2020-09-14 (executed) / recorded 2020-09-14 — Reel 053770/0204

    • Conveyance: Security Agreement
    • Assignor: COLE HAAN LLC
    • Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
    • Correspondent: JOHN R. WOO; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., NC1-007-06-05, 214 N. TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES, 28255
    • Context: Securitization agreement.

  • 2023-08-15 (executed) / recorded 2023-08-15 — Reel 064599/0780

    • Conveyance: Release By Secured Party
    • Assignor: ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
    • Assignee: COLE HAAN LLC
    • Correspondent: MAYER BROWN LLP; P.O. BOX 2828, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES, 60690
    • Context: Release of prior security interest.

  • 2023-08-15 (executed) / recorded 2023-08-15 — Reel 064599/0077

    • Conveyance: Security Interest
    • Assignor: COLE HAAN LLC
    • Assignee: ACQUIOM AGENCY SERVICES LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
    • Correspondent: MAYER BROWN LLP; P.O. BOX 2828, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES, 60690. This correspondent also appears on reel 064599/0780.
    • Context: New securitization agreement.

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US 10443163
    2019 : Inventors to Cole Haan LLC
    2020 : Securitization: Alter Domus
         : Securitization: Bank of America
    2023 : Release: Alter Domus
         : Securitization: Acquiom Agency Services

NPE / troll-pattern signals

  1. Shell-entity transfer — not present. The patent remains with the original operating company, Cole Haan LLC, or has been part of securitization agreements with financial entities acting as collateral agents.
  2. Known asserter in the chain — not present. None of the assignees (Cole Haan LLC, Alter Domus (US) LLC, Bank of America, N.A., Acquiom Agency Services LLC) are identified as known patent asserters.
  3. Repeat correspondent across the chain — not present. While Mayer Brown LLP appears twice on the same recording date for related security interest events (reels 064599/0780 and 064599/0077), this is not a recurrence across different types of conveyance or a broader chain of assignments that would indicate an NPE pattern.
  4. Cascading transfers — not present. The transfers involve security agreements and releases, not multiple consecutive assignments of ownership through chained LLCs.
  5. Pre-litigation transfer — unclear. While there is litigation associated with this patent (IPR2025-01393, US case 2:25-cv-00176, US case 1:25-cv-01327), the security agreements are part of financing arrangements, and not direct transfers of ownership to an asserting entity immediately prior to litigation. The earliest litigation mentioned is 2025, which is more than six months after the last recorded assignment event in 2023.
  6. Bankruptcy fire-sale — not present. There is no indication that Cole Haan LLC has filed for bankruptcy.
  7. Privateering — not present. No evidence in the assignment records or legal events suggests privateering.
  8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — not present. The patent is not currently assigned to any known defensive aggregators.

Verdict

Insufficient data. The assignment records primarily show the patent remaining with the original operating company, Cole Haan LLC, with several security agreements and their corresponding releases. There are no clear signals of a transfer to a shell entity or a known patent asserter. While litigation is noted, the assignment activity does not directly precede it in a manner indicative of pre-litigation transfer to an NPE. Further investigation into the nature of the listed litigation would be required to determine if it is an operating-company assertion or involves an NPE.

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