Patent 12214225

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 (3)

Asserters network →

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

  1. 2024-08-22 · reel 007248/0656 · Assignment

    OLAPLEX, INC.LIQWD, INC.

    Correspondent: Kevin G. McBride · STOEL RIVES

    Internal reorg

  2. 2024-08-22 · reel 007248/0657 · Assignment

    LIQWD, INC.OLAPLEX, INC.

    Correspondent: Kevin G. McBride · STOEL RIVES

    Internal reorg

  3. 2025-05-09 · reel 007357/0663 · Security Interest

    OLAPLEX, INC.GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA

    Correspondent: Robert A. McDonald · CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT

    Securitization

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

  • Eric D. Pressly (Olaplex Inc)
  • Craig J. Hawker (Olaplex Inc)

No unusual patterns detected regarding inventors departing the original assignee.

Original assignee

Olaplex Inc.
Olaplex Inc. is an operating company in the beauty industry, known for its hair care products, particularly those designed to repair hair bonds. They ship products embodying the claims. Olaplex Inc. is currently operating.

Assignment timeline

  • 2024-08-22 (executed) / recorded 2024-08-22 — Reel 007248/0656
    • Conveyance: Assignment
    • Assignor: OLAPLEX INC.
    • Assignee: LIQWD, INC.
    • Correspondent: Kevin G. McBride, STOEL RIVES LLP, 760 SW NINTH AVENUE, SUITE 3000, PORTLAND, OREGON 97205
    • Context: Internal reorg
  • 2024-08-22 (executed) / recorded 2024-08-22 — Reel 007248/0657
    • Conveyance: Assignment
    • Assignor: LIQWD, INC.
    • Assignee: OLAPLEX, INC.
    • Correspondent: Kevin G. McBride, STOEL RIVES LLP, 760 SW NINTH AVENUE, SUITE 3000, PORTLAND, OREGON 97205. This correspondent recurs in this chain.
    • Context: Internal reorg
  • 2025-05-09 (executed) / recorded 2025-05-09 — Reel 007357/0663
    • Conveyance: Security Interest
    • Assignor: OLAPLEX, INC.
    • Assignee: GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA
    • Correspondent: Robert A. McDonald, CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT LLP, 200 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10281
    • Context: Securitization

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US 12214225
    2024 : Filed by Olaplex Inc
    2024 : Assigned to Liqwd Inc
    2024 : Assigned to Olaplex Inc
    2025 : Granted
    2025 : Security interest to Goldman Sachs

NPE / troll-pattern signals

  1. Shell-entity transfer — not present. The transfers between Olaplex Inc. and LIQWD, INC. appear to be internal reorganizations rather than transfers to a licensing-only shell entity, as both are operating companies in the beauty industry.
  2. Known asserter in the chain — not present. None of the assignees (Olaplex Inc., LIQWD, INC., Goldman Sachs Bank USA) are listed on common NPE lists.
  3. Repeat correspondent across the chain — present. Kevin G. McBride of STOEL RIVES LLP is listed as the correspondent for both assignments on 2024-08-22 (Reel 007248/0656 and 007248/0657).
  4. Cascading transfers — not present. While there were two assignments on the same day in 2024, they appear to be part of a single internal reorganization (Olaplex -> Liqwd -> Olaplex) rather than a cascade through unrelated entities.
  5. Pre-litigation transfer — unclear. The patent was published and granted in 2025. While there is a PTAB case PGR2026-00010 filed in 2026, it is unclear if any infringement suits were filed within 6 months of the 2024 assignments.
  6. Bankruptcy fire-sale — not present. There is no indication of Olaplex Inc. or LIQWD, INC. undergoing bankruptcy proceedings.
  7. Privateering — not present. No evidence suggests an operating company transferring the patent to an NPE to assert on its behalf.
  8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — not present. The chain does not terminate at any known defensive aggregators.

Verdict

Insufficient data. While there is a repeat correspondent (Kevin G. McBride for Reel 007248/0656 and 007248/0657), and a PTAB case has been filed (PGR2026-00010), there is insufficient evidence to confidently classify this patent as being asserted by an NPE. The assignments appear to be internal corporate restructuring, and the current assignee, Olaplex Inc., is an operating company.

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