Assignment history

Inventors

• Jason Crabtree (Qomplx Inc.)
• Andrew Sellers (Qomplx Inc.)

Both inventors co-founded Qomplx (originally known as Fractal Industries) in 2014-2015. The initial assignment of their interest in the patent application to Fractal Industries, Inc. was recorded on 2024-08-06, shortly after the application was filed by Qomplx Inc. on 2024-07-21, indicating a standard transfer of intellectual property from founders to their operating company. There is no indication of inventors departing the original assignee within 12 months of filing.

Original assignee

The entity named on the issued patent is Qomplx Inc. Qomplx Inc., and its successor QOMPLX LLC, is an operating company that develops and ships cybersecurity and risk analytics software solutions, including Q:SCAN and Privilege Assurance. Their primary line of business involves providing an intelligent decision platform that leverages AI, analytics, and simulation modeling to manage complex digital risks. Qomplx Inc. initially planned to go public via a SPAC merger in 2021, but this plan was abandoned. The company is currently operating as a private entity.

Assignment timeline

• YYYY-MM-DD (executed unknown) / recorded 2024-08-06 — Reel 007191/0572

  • Conveyance: Assignment of Assignors Interest
  • Assignor: Jason Crabtree and Andrew Sellers
  • Assignee: Fractal Industries, Inc.
  • Correspondent: KUTAK ROCK LLP, 1101 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036-4309. This correspondent recurs in this chain.
  • Context: initial assignment of application rights from inventors to their founding company.

• YYYY-MM-DD (executed unknown) / recorded 2024-08-19 — Reel 007198/0986

  • Conveyance: Assignment of Assignors Interest
  • Assignor: Fractal Industries, Inc.
  • Assignee: QOMPLX, INC.
  • Correspondent: KUTAK ROCK LLP, 1801 California Street, Suite 2200, Denver, CO 80202. This correspondent recurs in this chain.
  • Context: internal corporate restructuring, likely reflecting a company name change.

• YYYY-MM-DD (executed unknown) / recorded 2024-08-20 — Reel 007198/0987

  • Conveyance: Assignment of Assignors Interest
  • Assignor: QOMPLX, INC.
  • Assignee: QPX LLC
  • Correspondent: KUTAK ROCK LLP, 1801 California Street, Suite 2200, Denver, CO 80202. This correspondent recurs in this chain.
  • Context: internal corporate restructuring or transfer of interest to an affiliate.

• YYYY-MM-DD (executed unknown) / recorded 2024-09-18 — Reel 007205/0423

  • Conveyance: Change of Name
  • Assignor: QPX LLC
  • Assignee: QOMPLX LLC
  • Correspondent: BAKER & MCKENZIE LLP (CHICAGO), 300 E. Randolph Street, Suite 5000, Chicago, IL 60601-6330.
  • Context: internal corporate name change.

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US 12143424
    2024-07-21 : Application filed by Qomplx Inc
    2024-08-06 : Inventors assign to Fractal Ind.
    2024-08-19 : Fractal Ind. assigns to QOMPLX Inc
    2024-08-20 : QOMPLX Inc assigns to QPX LLC
    2024-09-18 : QPX LLC becomes QOMPLX LLC
    2024-11-12 : Patent issued to Qomplx Inc

NPE / troll-pattern signals

1. Shell-entity transfer — Not present. Fractal Industries, Inc. was the original name of the operating company Qomplx, and QPX LLC was a temporary entity that subsequently underwent a name change to QOMPLX LLC, indicating internal corporate identity changes rather than a transfer to a licensing-only shell.
2. Known asserter in the chain — Not present. Qomplx Inc./QOMPLX LLC is an operating company actively developing and marketing cybersecurity and risk analytics products. None of the entities in the assignment chain are identified as known NPEs.
3. Repeat correspondent across the chain — Present. KUTAK ROCK LLP is listed as the correspondent for three consecutive assignments: 2024-08-06 (Reel 007191/0572), 2024-08-19 (Reel 007198/0986), and 2024-08-20 (Reel 007198/0987).
4. Cascading transfers — Unclear. There are multiple consecutive assignments (three assignments and one change of name) recorded within approximately two months (August-September 2024). However, these transfers appear to be internal corporate restructuring between related entities (Qomplx's various legal iterations) rather than transfers to unrelated shell entities. The common correspondent (KUTAK ROCK LLP) and common principals (the founders of Qomplx) support this interpretation.
5. Pre-litigation transfer — Not present. The last assignment (change of name to QOMPLX LLC, recorded 2024-09-18) occurred more than six months before the earliest listed litigation filings in 2025 (e.g., US case filed in Texas Western District Court case/1:25-cv-01383, US case filed in Texas Eastern District Court case/2:25-cv-00913).
6. Bankruptcy fire-sale — Not present. There is no indication that Qomplx Inc. or its related entities have filed for bankruptcy.
7. Privateering — Not present. There is no evidence suggesting Qomplx has transferred the patent to an NPE to assert on its behalf.
8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — Not present. The current assignee, QOMPLX LLC, is an operating company, not a defensive aggregator.

Verdict

Operating-company assertion. The patent originates from the founders of Qomplx Inc., an active cybersecurity and risk analytics company. The assignment chain (Reel 007191/0572, 007198/0986, 007198/0987, 007205/0423) reflects internal corporate restructuring and name changes among closely related entities, culminating in ownership by the operating company QOMPLX LLC. There are no definitive signals of a patent troll pattern, as the transfers are internal and predate litigation by a substantial margin.

For verification, refer to the USPTO Patent Assignment Search: https://assignmentcenter.uspto.gov/