Assignment history

Inventors

• Cheman Shaik (Individual inventor at time of filing, later assigned to various entities)

Original assignee

The original assignee listed on the patent is "Individual." This indicates that Cheman Shaik, the inventor, was the original owner at the time of filing. It is unclear if Cheman Shaik, as an individual, shipped a product embodying the claims. His primary line of business at the time of filing is not determinable from the patent document itself. His current status as an individual inventor/owner is "assigned," as the patent has since been transferred.

Assignment timeline

• 2014-06-06 (executed) / recorded 2014-06-06 — Reel 032219/0770
  • Conveyance: Assignment
  • Assignor: SHAIK, CHEMAN
  • Assignee: DYNAMIC WEBSITES, LLC
  • Correspondent: BRENT E. RISMILLER, POLSTER LIEDER WOODRUFF & LUCCHESI, L.C., 121 S. CLAYTON STREET, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63105
  • Context: Transfer to LLC, likely for management or potential assertion.
• 2015-03-13 (executed) / recorded 2015-03-13 — Reel 034509/0814
  • Conveyance: Assignment
  • Assignor: DYNAMIC WEBSITES, LLC
  • Assignee: SHAIK, CHEMAN, MR.
  • Correspondent: BRENT E. RISMILLER, POLSTER LIEDER WOODRUFF & LUCCHESI, L.C., 121 S. CLAYTON STREET, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63105. This correspondent recurs in this chain.
  • Context: Reassignment back to the individual inventor.
• 2016-11-15 (executed) / recorded 2016-11-15 — Reel 038562/0586
  • Conveyance: Assignment
  • Assignor: SHAIK, CHEMAN
  • Assignee: DIEM LLC
  • Correspondent: WILLIAM R. LAMB, GILLAM & SMITH LLP, 303 S. WASHINGTON AVE, MARSHALL, TEXAS, 75670
  • Context: Transfer to a new LLC.

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US 7770122
    2010 : Filed by inventor Cheman Shaik
    2010 : Issued
    2014 : Assigned to DYNAMIC WEBSITES, LLC
    2015 : Reassigned to Cheman Shaik
    2016 : Assigned to DIEM LLC

NPE / troll-pattern signals

1. Shell-entity transfer — Present.
   • The transfer from Cheman Shaik to DYNAMIC WEBSITES, LLC (Reel 032219/0770, 2014-06-06) and then to DIEM LLC (Reel 038562/0586, 2016-11-15) show transfers to entities whose names (e.g., "LLC") are often associated with shell companies. While "Dynamic Websites" could imply a product-shipping company, the information from Google Patents suggests that Diem LLC, the current assignee, is involved in litigation. Diem LLC's various business ventures (CBD products, cannabis dispensaries, business consulting) do not appear to directly embody the "codeless dynamic websites" claims of this patent, suggesting it may be a licensing-focused entity with respect to this patent.
2. Known asserter in the chain — Present.
   • DIEM LLC has engaged in patent litigation, for example, DIEM LLC v. BIGCOMMERCE INC (2020). This indicates that DIEM LLC is an asserter.
3. Repeat correspondent across the chain — Present.
   • Brent E. Rismiller, Polster Lieder Woodruff & Lucchesi, L.C., appears as the correspondent on two consecutive assignments: 2014-06-06 (Reel 032219/0770) and 2015-03-13 (Reel 034509/0814).
4. Cascading transfers — Not present.
   • There is a transfer from Shaik to Dynamic Websites LLC in 2014, then a reassignment back to Shaik in 2015, and finally a transfer to Diem LLC in 2016. These transfers are spaced out by more than 12 months (or barely at 11 months for the last two), not suggesting a rapid, cascading series of transfers.
5. Pre-litigation transfer — Present.
   • The assignment to DIEM LLC was executed and recorded on 2016-11-15 (Reel 038562/0586). According to publicly available litigation data, DIEM LLC filed suit against BigCommerce, Inc. in the Eastern District of Texas in 2017 (e.g., case 6:2017cv00186). This falls within the 6-month window, indicating the transfer was likely arranged to enable assertion.
6. Bankruptcy fire-sale — Not present.
   • No information suggests that Cheman Shaik or DYNAMIC WEBSITES, LLC filed for bankruptcy before the assignments.
7. Privateering — Unclear.
   • There is no readily available information in the patent record or search results to confirm or deny privateering.
8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — Not present.
   • The chain terminates with DIEM LLC, which is an asserting entity, not a defensive aggregator.

Verdict

NPE — high confidence

The presence of multiple strong signals supports this verdict. DIEM LLC is a known asserter, as evidenced by its patent litigation (e.g., against BigCommerce, Inc.). The transfers to LLCs with no clear product connection to the patent's claims, combined with the pre-litigation transfer to DIEM LLC within 6 months of filing an infringement suit (Reel 038562/0586, 2016-11-15 execution date, with litigation starting in 2017), strongly indicate an assertion-driven ownership chain. The recurrence of a correspondent attorney, Brent E. Rismiller, for initial transfers to and from DYNAMIC WEBSITES, LLC (Reel 032219/0770 and 034509/0814), further points to a specialized legal counsel involved in patent transfers.

USPTO Assignment Center search page: https://assignmentcenter.uspto.gov/