Assignment history

Inventors

• Geonjung KO (Wilus Institute of Standards and Technology Inc)
• Juhyung Son (Wilus Institute of Standards and Technology Inc)
• Woojin AHN (Wilus Institute of Standards and Technology Inc)
• Jinsam Kwak (Wilus Institute of Standards and Technology Inc)

Original assignee

The original assignee, Wilus Institute of Standards and Technology Inc, is a research and development company focused on wireless communication technologies, particularly in the IEEE 802.11 space. It is unclear if they ship a product directly embodying the claims, as their primary business appears to be intellectual property development and standardization. Their current status is active.

Assignment timeline

• 2024-06-20 (executed) / recorded 2024-06-20 - Reel 063548/0051
  • Conveyance: Assignment
  • Assignor: SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
  • Assignee: WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC.
  • Correspondent: BAE, KIM & LEE LLC, 31F, Tower A, Gran Seoul, 11, Jong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
  • Context: Internal reorganization / transfer to original assignee

The USPTO Assignment Center shows one assignment related to US12150105. It's important to note that the "Current Assignee" listed on Google Patents as "Wilus Institute of Standards and Technology Inc" matches the assignee in this single recorded assignment. This suggests that the patent may have initially been filed under SK TELECOM CO., LTD. or an affiliated entity, and then formally assigned to Wilus Institute of Standards and Technology Inc before or around the time of grant.

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US 12150105
    2023 : Filed
    2024 : Assigned to Wilus Institute
    2024 : Issued

NPE / troll-pattern signals

1. Shell-entity transfer — not present. The sole assignment is to "WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC.", which appears to be a legitimate operating entity based on its name and activities in wireless communication standards.
2. Known asserter in the chain — not present. "WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC." is not on common public NPE lists.
3. Repeat correspondent across the chain — not present. Only one assignment is recorded for this patent, thus there is no recurrence. The correspondent, BAE, KIM & LEE LLC, is a large international law firm and their appearance on a single assignment does not indicate an NPE pattern.
4. Cascading transfers — not present. Only one assignment is recorded, not multiple consecutive transfers.
5. Pre-litigation transfer — unclear. No litigation is identified for this patent, so a pre-litigation transfer cannot be determined.
6. Bankruptcy fire-sale — not present. There is no indication of bankruptcy for either the assignor or assignee in the recorded assignment.
7. Privateering — unclear. There is no public information to suggest privateering activity.
8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — not present. The chain does not terminate at a known defensive aggregator.

Verdict

Insufficient data. While the single assignment is from SK TELECOM CO., LTD. to WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC., which is then the assignee on the issued patent, there are no subsequent assignments or litigation records to indicate an NPE pattern. The current assignee's name suggests an operating company involved in standards and technology, rather than a shell entity. Further assessment would require more information on their business activities, product shipments, and any assertion campaigns.