Assignment history

Inventors

• Donald Martin Monro (employer unknown at time of filing)

Original assignee

The original assignee was "Individual". Since it was assigned from an individual, there is no information about products shipped or line of business. The current status of the "Individual" as an entity is not determinable.

Assignment timeline

• 2007-08-27 (executed) / recorded 2007-08-27 — Reel 019918/0927

  • Conveyance: Assignment
  • Assignor: Monro, Donald M.
  • Assignee: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES HOLDING 35 LLC
  • Correspondent: Intellectual Ventures, Not Recorded, Bellevue, WA.
  • Context: Transfer from individual inventor to an Intellectual Ventures entity.

• 2015-09-11 (executed) / recorded 2015-09-15 — Reel 035518/0638

  • Conveyance: Merger
  • Assignor: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES HOLDING 35 LLC
  • Assignee: XYLON LLC
  • Correspondent: Intellectual Ventures, Not Recorded, Bellevue, WA. This correspondent recurs in this chain.
  • Context: Internal reorganization within the Intellectual Ventures family of entities.

• 2024-10-10 (executed) / recorded 2024-10-18 — Reel 063364/0932

  • Conveyance: Assignment
  • Assignor: XYLON LLC
  • Assignee: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES ASSETS 199 LLC
  • Correspondent: Intellectual Ventures, Not Recorded, Bellevue, WA. This correspondent recurs in this chain.
  • Context: Internal reorganization within the Intellectual Ventures family of entities.

• 2024-10-16 (executed) / recorded 2024-10-18 — Reel 063364/0937

  • Conveyance: Assignment
  • Assignor: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES ASSETS 199 LLC
  • Assignee: INTEGRAL WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES LLC
  • Correspondent: David S. Chung, Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch LLP, 525 B Street, Suite 2200, San Diego, CA 92101.
  • Context: Transfer to an asserting entity.

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US 7707214
    2007 : Filed by Individual
         : Assigned to Intellectual Ventures Holding 35 LLC
    2010 : Issued
    2015 : Merged to XYLON LLC
    2024 : Assigned to Intellectual Ventures Assets 199 LLC
         : Assigned to Integral Wireless Technologies LLC

NPE / troll-pattern signals

1. Shell-entity transfer — present.

   • 2007-08-27 (executed) / recorded 2007-08-27 — Reel 019918/0927: Transfer from an individual to INTELLECTUAL VENTURES HOLDING 35 LLC. Intellectual Ventures is a known patent licensing and assertion entity.
   • 2015-09-11 (executed) / recorded 2015-09-15 — Reel 035518/0638: Transfer to XYLON LLC. XYLON LLC is an Intellectual Ventures entity.
   • 2024-10-10 (executed) / recorded 2024-10-18 — Reel 063364/0932: Transfer to INTELLECTUAL VENTURES ASSETS 199 LLC. This is another Intellectual Ventures entity.
   • 2024-10-16 (executed) / recorded 2024-10-18 — Reel 063364/0937: Transfer to INTEGRAL WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES LLC. This entity is involved in litigation according to Google Patents.

2. Known asserter in the chain — present.

   • 2007-08-27 (executed) / recorded 2007-08-27 — Reel 019918/0927: Intellectual Ventures Holding 35 LLC is a known patent asserter.
   • 2024-10-16 (executed) / recorded 2024-10-18 — Reel 063364/0937: Integral Wireless Technologies LLC is the current assignee and is noted to have ongoing litigation.

3. Repeat correspondent across the chain — present.

   • Intellectual Ventures (firm) appears as correspondent on 019918/0927, 035518/0638, and 063364/0932. This shows repeated use of the same legal representation for multiple transfers within the Intellectual Ventures family.

4. Cascading transfers — present.

   • 2024-10-10 (executed) / recorded 2024-10-18 — Reel 063364/0932 (Xylon LLC to Intellectual Ventures Assets 199 LLC)
   • 2024-10-16 (executed) / recorded 2024-10-18 — Reel 063364/0937 (Intellectual Ventures Assets 199 LLC to Integral Wireless Technologies LLC)
   • These two assignments occurred within 6 days (execution dates) and were recorded on the same day, indicating rapid transfers.

5. Pre-litigation transfer — present.

   • The transfer to Integral Wireless Technologies LLC was executed on 2024-10-16 and recorded on 2024-10-18 (Reel 063364/0937). Google Patents indicates that litigation in the Texas Eastern District Court (case 2:25-cv-00945 and 2:25-cv-00388) and Florida Southern District Court (0:25-cv-62665) were filed in 2025. This means the transfers occurred within six months of the litigation filings.

6. Bankruptcy fire-sale — not present. No indication of bankruptcy proceedings for any assignor in the chain.

7. Privateering — unclear. While the chain involves known NPEs, there is no direct evidence in the assignment records or provided context to confirm if an operating company is actively directing the assertion against competitors.

8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — not present. The chain terminates with Integral Wireless Technologies LLC, which is actively asserting the patent.

Verdict

NPE — high confidence
The patent has been owned by known NPEs (Intellectual Ventures and its subsidiaries) for most of its life and was recently transferred to Integral Wireless Technologies LLC, which is actively involved in litigation concerning this patent. The presence of shell-entity transfers, a known asserter in the chain, repeat correspondents, and cascading transfers immediately preceding litigation strongly supports this verdict.
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