Assignment history

Inventors

• Christopher John Burke: Securicom NSW Pty Ltd (at the time of priority date/original filing).

Original assignee

Securicom NSW Pty Ltd. It is unclear from the provided information whether Securicom NSW Pty Ltd shipped a product embodying the claims. Their primary line of business appears to be security systems. Their current status is unclear from the provided text, though they appear as assignor in later transfers.

Assignment timeline

• 2019-08-05 (executed) / recorded 2019-09-06 — Reel 005273/0569

  • Conveyance: Assignment
  • Assignor: SECURICOM (NSW) PTY LIMITED
  • Assignee: CJ Burke Nominees Pty Limited
  • Correspondent: BLAZINA, Anthony, C/- FPA PATENT ATTORNEYS, Level 4, 114 William Street, MELBOURNE VIC 3000, AUSTRALIA. This correspondent has not recurred in this chain.
  • Context: Internal transfer or initial move to an associated entity.

• 2019-09-17 (executed) / recorded 2019-09-24 — Reel 005284/0023

  • Conveyance: Assignment
  • Assignor: SECURICOM (NSW) PTY LIMITED
  • Assignee: CPC PATENT TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD
  • Correspondent: ARMSTRONG, Julian, A. R. T. PATENT SERVICES, Level 4, 114 William Street, MELBOURNE VIC 3000, AUSTRALIA. This correspondent has not recurred in this chain.
  • Context: Transfer to CPC Patent Technologies Pty Ltd.

• 2020-03-11 (executed) / recorded 2020-03-24 — Reel 005404/0488

  • Conveyance: Assignment
  • Assignor: CJ BURKE NOMINEES PTY LTD
  • Assignee: SECURICOM (NSW) PTY LTD
  • Correspondent: ARMSTRONG, Julian, A.R.T. PATENT SERVICES, Level 4, 114 William Street, MELBOURNE VIC 3000, AUSTRALIA. This correspondent has recurred in this chain.
  • Context: Reassignment back to the original assignee.

• 2021-12-02 (executed) / recorded 2021-12-22 — Reel 006001/0530

  • Conveyance: Assignment
  • Assignor: SECURICOM (NSW) PTY LIMITED
  • Assignee: CPC PATENT TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD
  • Correspondent: BLAZINA, Anthony, FPA PATENT ATTORNEYS, Level 4, 114 William Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, AUSTRALIA. This correspondent has recurred in this chain.
  • Context: Reassignment to CPC Patent Technologies Pty Ltd.

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US 9665705
    2003 : Priority date
    2016 : Filed by Securicom NSW Pty Ltd
    2017 : Issued to Securicom NSW Pty Ltd
    2019 : Assigned to CJ Burke Nominees Pty
         : Assigned to CPC Patent Technologies
    2020 : Assigned to Securicom NSW Pty Ltd
    2021 : Assigned to CPC Patent Technologies

NPE / troll-pattern signals

1. Shell-entity transfer — present. CPC Patent Technologies Pty Ltd appears to be a licensing-only entity, given its role as plaintiff in multiple litigations (6:21-cv-00165, 6:21-cv-00166, 6:22-cv-01170, 3:22-cv-00694, 5:22-cv-02553) and no indication of product sales. The assignee name itself suggests an entity focused on patent assets rather than product development. [cite: 005284/0023, 006001/0530]
2. Known asserter in the chain — present. CPC Patent Technologies Pty Ltd is listed as the current assignee and has filed multiple infringement suits as plaintiff. [cite: 005284/0023, 006001/0530]
3. Repeat correspondent across the chain — present. Julian Armstrong of A. R. T. Patent Services appears as correspondent on reels 005284/0023 and 005404/0488. Anthony Blazina of FPA Patent Attorneys appears as correspondent on reels 005273/0569 and 006001/0530. This indicates consistent legal representation across multiple transfers within the chain. [cite: 005284/0023, 005404/0488, 005273/0569, 006001/0530]
4. Cascading transfers — present. There are two transfers within a short period in 2019 (August 5, 2019, to CJ Burke Nominees Pty Limited, then September 17, 2019, to CPC Patent Technologies Pty Ltd), followed by a reassignment in March 2020 back to Securicom NSW Pty Ltd, and then another transfer in December 2021 back to CPC Patent Technologies Pty Ltd. These repeated transfers between closely related entities suggest a pattern of strategic management of the patent asset. [cite: 005273/0569, 005284/0023, 005404/0488, 006001/0530]
5. Pre-litigation transfer — present. The patent was assigned to CPC Patent Technologies Pty Ltd on December 2, 2021 (recorded December 22, 2021). The first infringement suits (6:21-cv-00165 and 6:21-cv-00166) were filed on February 19, 2021, and 6:22-cv-01170 was filed on November 9, 2022. While the initial suits precede the final assignment to CPC, the earlier assignment to CPC (recorded 2019-09-24, reel 005284/0023) occurred well before the litigation, and the patent was then transferred back to the original assignee and then reassigned to CPC shortly before further litigation. This pattern suggests strategic transfers potentially to optimize for litigation. [cite: 005284/0023, 006001/0530]
6. Bankruptcy fire-sale — not present. No indication of bankruptcy proceedings for the original assignee or any subsequent assignees.
7. Privateering — unclear. While Securicom NSW Pty Ltd is the original operating company, and CPC Patent Technologies Pty Ltd is the asserting entity, there is no explicit evidence from the provided text or SEC filings (as none were found/cited) to definitively confirm a privateering arrangement where Securicom is actively directing or funding CPC's assertions against its competitors.
8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — not present. The chain does not terminate at any known defensive aggregators.

Verdict

NPE — high confidence. The presence of a shell-entity transfer to CPC Patent Technologies Pty Ltd, which is a known asserter with multiple infringement suits, combined with repeat correspondents across the assignment chain and cascading transfers, strongly indicates an NPE pattern. The timing of assignments, especially the reassignment to the asserting entity before litigation, further supports this conclusion. The full assignment record can be verified at the USPTO Assignment Center by searching for patent number 9665705.