Assignment history

Inventors

• Peter D. Karabinis: Employer at time of filing not determinable from the patent document.
• Rajendra Singh: Employer at time of filing not determinable from the patent document.

The patent document does not explicitly state the employers of the inventors at the time of filing.

Original assignee

The original assignee named on the issued patent is Telcom Ventures LLC.

It is unclear from the provided patent text whether Telcom Ventures LLC shipped a product embodying the claims. The company's primary line of business, based on the patent's focus, appears to be related to intellectual property in mobile device technology, particularly adaptive mode enablement based on proximity. Its current status (operating, acquired, dissolved, in bankruptcy) is not explicitly stated in the provided text.

Assignment timeline

The USPTO Assignment Center (https://assignmentcenter.uspto.gov/) shows the following assignment for US9832708:

• 2018-06-19 (executed) / recorded 2018-06-19 – Reel 044810/0675
  • Conveyance: Assignment of Assignor's Interest
  • Assignor: SINGH, RAJENDRA; KARABINIS, PETER D. (Inventors)
  • Assignee: TELCOM VENTURES, LLC
  • Correspondent: BROWDY AND NEIMARK, P.L.L.C., 1625 K STREET, N.W., SUITE 1000, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006. This correspondent does not recur in this chain.
  • Context: This is the initial assignment from the inventors to the original assignee, Telcom Ventures LLC, formalizing the ownership of the patent.

There are no subsequent assignments recorded for US9832708 in the USPTO Assignment Center after the initial assignment from the inventors to Telcom Ventures LLC. This indicates that Telcom Ventures LLC remains the current assignee of record.

Telcom Ventures LLC is described as a principal investment firm specializing in venture capital and private equity investments in the wireless communications industries, including cellular, broadcast, and Internet-related projects, satellite and wireless systems, and emerging technologies. It was founded by Dr. Rajendra Singh (one of the inventors) and is based in Alexandria, Virginia, with an executive office in Miami, Florida. Telcom Ventures is currently "Active" in Florida. They have made investments in various companies in sectors such as business/productivity software, network management software, and telecommunications service providers.

Timeline diagram

timeline
    title Ownership of US 9832708
    2008 : Application filed
    2017 : Issued to Telcom Ventures LLC
    2018 : Inventors assigned to Telcom Ventures LLC

NPE / troll-pattern signals

1. Shell-entity transfer — Not present. The only recorded transfer is from the inventors to Telcom Ventures LLC, the original assignee. Telcom Ventures LLC appears to be an active venture capital firm that invests in telecommunications and technology companies.
2. Known asserter in the chain — Not present. Telcom Ventures LLC is not identified as a known NPE/asserter on public lists based on the provided information.
3. Repeat correspondent across the chain — Not present. There is only one assignment recorded, from the inventors to Telcom Ventures LLC, and the correspondent, BROWDY AND NEIMARK, P.L.L.C., does not appear multiple times for this specific patent.
4. Cascading transfers — Not present. Only one assignment is recorded.
5. Pre-litigation transfer — Unclear. While Google Patents indicates litigation exists for the patent family, the specific dates of the first infringement suit naming this patent are not provided within the patent text or search results to compare against the June 19, 2018 assignment date.
6. Bankruptcy fire-sale — Not present. There is no indication that the original assignee, Telcom Ventures LLC, has filed for bankruptcy.
7. Privateering — Unclear. There is no information to suggest this pattern.
8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — Not present. The chain does not terminate at a known defensive aggregator.

Verdict

Insufficient data. While Google Patents indicates litigation, the USPTO Assignment Center records only a single assignment from the inventors to Telcom Ventures LLC, the original assignee. Without further assignment records or specific details on Telcom Ventures LLC's product commercialization directly related to these claims versus its investment activities, it is not possible to confidently classify this patent as an NPE assertion or otherwise. The available information suggests Telcom Ventures LLC is an active venture capital firm.

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